Nutrition I Flashcards
fat soluble vits
A, D, E, K
vit B1
thiamine
vit B2
riboflavin - FAD, FMN
vit V3
niacin - NAD+
vit B5
pantothenic acid - CoA
vit B6
pyridoxine - PLP
vit B7
biotin
vit B9
folate
vit B12
cobalamin
vit C
ascorbic acid
vitamin storage
all wash out easily from body - water soluble
except B12 and folate - stored in liver
vitamin A
retinol
-antioxidant
essential for normal differentiation epithelial tissue into specialized tissues
prevent squamous metaplasia
vit A
vit A source
liver and leafy veggies
vit A deficiency
night blindness - nyctalopia
dry scaly skin - xerosis cutis
corneal degeneration - keratomalacia
vit A excess
acute - nausea, vomit, vertico, glurry vision
chronic - alopecia, dry skin, hepatotoxic, teratogenic
isotretinoin
vit A derivative
-acutane
need negative pregnancy test before use for acne - because teratogenic
vitamin B1
in TPP - cofactor for several DH rxns
pyruvate DH - glycolysis to TCA
a-KG DH - TCA cycle
transketaolase - HMP shunt
branched chain ketoacid DH
beriberi
vit B1 deficiency
wernicke korsakoff syndrome
vit B1 thiamine deficiency
confusion
ophthalmoplegia
ataxia
also - memory loss - damage medial dorsal nucleus of thalamus and mamillary bodies
dry beri beri
vit B1 thiamine deficiency
-polyneuritis - symmetric muscle wasting
wet beri beri
vit B1 thiamine deficiency
- high output cardiac failure
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- edema
diagnosis thiamine deficiency
vit B1
measure RBC transketolase activity after B1 admin
vit B1 deficiency
impaired glucose breakdown - loss of ATP
bad for brain and heart