Vitamin A Flashcards
1
Q
The storage form of vitamin A is _________.
A
Retinol
2
Q
Retinol is also called ____________.
A
Preformed Vitamin A
3
Q
Retinol is found in foods from ____________ (animal/plant) source.
A
Animal source like fish, meat (liver), dairy products.
4
Q
Carotenoids are called ____________.
A
Provitamin A
5
Q
____________ (retinal/retinoic acid) is derived from the oxidation of retinol that mediates most of the actions of the retinoids except vision
A
Retinoic acid
6
Q
Function of vision depends on ____________ (retinol/retinal)
A
Retinal
7
Q
Beta carotene can be cleaved in the intestine to give two molecules of ____________
A
Retinal
