Vitamin B1

Question 1

Vitamin B1 common name is

Answer 1

Thiamine

Question 2

Vitamin B1 Deficiency is

Answer 2

Wet beri-beri, dry beri-beri and wernicke-korsakoff syndrome

Question 3

Wet beri-beri symptoms are

Answer 3

Nerve system problems, numbness of limbs, confusion

Question 4

Dry beri-beri symptoms are

Answer 4

Cardiovascular problems, leg oedema, shortness of breath

Question 5

Biologically active of vitamin b1 is

Answer 5

Thiamine Pyrophosphate (TPP)

Question 6

Function of Vit B1 is/are

Answer 6

co-enzyme in oxidative decarboxylation of alpha-keto acid and formation or degradation of alpha-ketols