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Vitamins Flashcards

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Organic substances required by animals in very small amounts for regulating various body processes to maintain normal health, growth, production and reproduction

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VITAMINS

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Classified as fat soluble and water soluble

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VITAMINS

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Fat Soluble Vitamins

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  1. VITAMIN A
  2. VITAMIN D
  3. VITAMIN E
  4. VITAMIN K
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  • Better known as retinol
  • Precursor: Beta Carotene which is found in plants
  • Function: Essential for health of epithelial cells, eyesight
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VITAMIN A

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  • Also known as cholecalciferol
  • from plants and is better known as ergocalciferol
  • Precursor: 7-dehydrocholesterol that is activated by ultraviolet light
  • Functions: Encourages absorption of calcium in the intestines and in calcium and phosphorus metabolism
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VITAMIN D

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  • Also known as tocopherol
  • Utilization of this vitamin is dependent on the adequacy of the mineral selenium
  • Function: Anti-oxidant, Metabolic regulator of the cell nucleus
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VITAMIN E

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  • Also known as menadion which is Vitamin K3
  • Vitamin K2 is known as phytomenadion
  • Function: Essential for prothrombin formation and blood utility
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VITAMIN K

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Water Soluble Vitamins

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  1. VITAMIN B-COMPLEX

2. VITAMIN C

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Vitamin B-Complex Vitamins

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  1. VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE)
  2. VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN)
  3. NIACINE
  4. VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE)
  5. PANTOTHENIC ACID
  6. BIOTIN
  7. CHOLINE
  8. FOLIC ACID
  9. VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN)
  10. INOSITOL
  11. PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID
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  • Also known as thiamine

- Function: A coenzyme in energy metabolism

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VITAMIN B1

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  • Also known as Riboflavin and Vitamin G

- Function: Present in several enzyme systems related to energy and protein metabolism

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VITAMIN B2

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Found in enzyme system related to carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism; and tissue respiration

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NIACIN

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  • Also known as pyridoxine

- Functions: Coenzyme in amino acid metabolism, essential fatty acid metabolism, and in antibody production

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VITAMIN B6

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Part of coenzyme A present in other metabolic reactions

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PANTOTHENIC ACID

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Present in enzyme systems related to carbon dioxide fixation and decarboxylation and in fat synthesis

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BIOTIN

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  • In transmethylation, fat metabolism in the liver and in cell structure
  • Not a true vitamin function
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CHOLINE

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  • Also known as Folacin

- Functions in the transfer of single carbon units in various biochemical reactions

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FOLIC ACID

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  • Also known as cyanocobalamin
  • Act as coenzyme in several biochemical reactions especially involved in propionic acid metabolism and in erythrocyte or red blood cell (RBC) maturation
  • Cobalt, a mineral, is essential for its synthesis
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VITAMIN B12

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Not fully understood, but possibly act as replacement of certain vitamins in short supply

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INOSITOL

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  • Essential for growth of certain micoorganisms

- May function in rumen and intestinal synthesis of other vitamins

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PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID

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  • Better known as Ascorbic Acid
  • Other name: Antiscorbutic Factor
  • Function: In reactions related to the formation and maintenance of collagenous intracellular material
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VITAMIN C

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