Micronutrients- 2

Question 1

What is a process by which a substance loses one or more electrons?

Answer 1

Oxidation

Question 2

What type of fatty acids are most susceptible to damage caused by ROS?

Answer 2

Polyunsaturated

Question 3

What are a component in a phsopholipids that compose cell and organelle membranes?

Answer 3

PUFA

Question 4

What is a fat-soluble vitamin but also has water solubility which allows integration into cellular membranes?

Answer 4

Vitamin E

Question 5

What vitamin is reactivated by a selenium-containing enzyme, thioredoxin reductase?

Answer 5

Vitamin C

Question 6

What vitamin is synthesized by plants, high in leafy greens?

Answer 6

Vitamin E

Question 7

Vitamin E ________ with dietary fat and PUFA

Answer 7

Increases

Question 8

What is an essential mineral in all animals?

Answer 8

Selenium

Question 9

Glutathione peroxidase is an enzyme that _______ hydrogen peroxide to water and ______ lipid hydroperoxidases to alcohols

Answer 9

Reduces

Question 10

What are vitamin E and selenium deficiencies called?

Answer 10

White muscle disease

Question 11

Adequate selenium is required for __________ and sperm function in dogs

Answer 11

Testosterone

Question 12

What is needed for normal thyroid function?

Answer 12

Selenium

Question 13

What is a strong oxidant and a cofactor for the enzyme superoxide dismutase with neutralizes ROS molecules?

Answer 13

Copper

Question 14

Copper is also a cofactor for tyrosine conversion to ________

Answer 14

Melanin

Question 15

What oxidase is an enzyme important for collagen maturation?

Answer 15

Lysyl

Question 16

What vitamin is important for coagulation?

Answer 16

K

Question 17

What is produced by the gut bacteria and why most foods do not require added vitamin K?

Answer 17

Menaquinone (K2)

Question 18

What vitamin treatment is required for anticoagulant poisoning?

Answer 18

K

Question 19

_____ diets for cats do require vitamin K supplementation

Answer 19

Fish