Lecture27: Fat Soluble Vitamins Flashcards
What is the storage form of Vitamin A?
Retinol
What is the Vitamin A family called?
Retinoids
What is derived from Retinal?
Retinoic acid
What Vitamin A type is found in plants?
B Carotene
Retinoic acid mediated most of the actions of retinoids bar?
Vision
What are good sources of Vitamin A?
Fish and milk aswell as eggs
What is the visual pigment of the rod cells in the retina?
Rhodopsin
Name 2 functions of Vitamin A?
Visual cycle and reproduction
What does Vitamin A deficiency lead to?
Night Blindness dubbed Nyctalopia
What does Vitamin A toxicity present as?
Dry and pruritic skin
Clinical application of Vitamin A?
Retinoic acid used for acne treatment
What are mild cases of acne treated with?
Tretinoin
What is Vitamin K essential for
Blood clotting proteins
What is vitamin K called in plants?
Phylloquinone
What is Vitamin K called in intestinal bacteria?
Menoquinone