chapter 13: water soluble vitamins

Question 1

What are water soluble enzymes used to form

Answer 1

co enzymes (utilized in energy conservation)

Question 2

Important source of water soluble vitamins

Answer 2

grains B VITAMINS

Question 3

Thiamin (B1) sources

Answer 3

pork, sunflower seeds, and legumes

Question 4

Where is thiamin absorbed?

Answer 4

small intestine and transported in red blood cells (little is stored)

Question 5

What is Beriberi

Answer 5

Thiamin deficiency, congestive heart failure, nervous system effects, disrupts carbohydrate metabolism

Question 6

What is Wericke-korsakoff?

Answer 6

Thiamin deficiency, caused by alcohol (decreases thiamin absorption)

Question 7

Sources of riboflavin

Answer 7

dairy, enriched grains, eggs, meat

Question 8

Absorption of riboflavin:

Answer 8

absorbed in small intestine, transported by protein carriers in the blood and has a little storage in liver kidneys and heart

Question 9

Functions of riboflavin:

Answer 9

co-enzymes
energy metabolism
formation of some B vitamins

Question 10

What is caused by a riboflavin deficiency?

Answer 10

ariboflavinosis (inflamation in tongue)

Question 11

Functions of niacin

Answer 11

catabolism of carbs, fats, and protein, Redox reactions, required for 200+ reactions

Question 12

Niacin deficiency causes:

Answer 12

Pellagra, diarrhea and dementia

Question 13

Pharmacological use of nicotinic acid:

Answer 13

lowers LDLs and increases HDL

Question 14

function of pantothenic acid

Answer 14

coenzyme A and acyl carrier protein

Question 15

storage of biotin

Answer 15

some in muscle, liver, and brain

Question 16

functions of biotion

Answer 16

coenzymes that adds CO2