Vitamins Flashcards by Auranelle Alexa | Brainscape

Q

Vitamins are converted into __ in the body

A

coenzymes

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Vitamins -→

A

coenzymes

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Minerals -→

A

cofactors (do not bind to enzyme)

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Name the water soluble vitamins

A

B(9) - 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 12 C

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Name the fat soluble vitamins

A

K E D A

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B1 is called : ___

It’s active form is : ___

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Thiamine

TPP

Thiamine Pyrosphosphate

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B2 is called : ___

It’s active form is : ___

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Riboflavin

FAD Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide

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B3 is called : ___

It’s active form is : ___

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Niacin

NAD+ NADP+

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide

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B5 is called : ___

It’s active form is : ___

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B5

Pantothenate

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B6 is called : ___

It’s active form is : ___

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Pyridoxine

Pyridoxal 5 Phosphate

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B7 is called : ___

It’s active form is : ___

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Biotin

Biocytin

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B9 is called : ___

It’s active form is : ___

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Folic Acid Folate

Tetrahydrofolate

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B12 is called : ___

It’s active form is : ___

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Cobalamin

Methycobalamin

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Vitamin C is called : ___

It’s active form is : ___

A

Ascorbic Acid

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Q

Deficiency in B1 Thiamine

A

Beri - Beri

wet = cardiovascular

dry = PNA

Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome

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Thiamine deficiency can present as

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psychosis with dementia

numbness of legs

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Deficiency in B2 Riboflavin

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cheilosis - angular stomatitis

magenta tongue

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Riboflavin can be destroy by ___

A

light

Q

Deficiency in B3 Niacin

A

pellagra

4 Ds - dementia, diarrhea, dermatitis, death

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Deficiency in B5

A

paresthesia - burning foot syndrome

it is heat labile

Q

Deficiency in B7 Biotin

A

via avidin in egg whites depletes biotin

Q

Deficiency in B9 Folic Acid Folate

A

megaloblastic anemia

glossitis - inflammed tongue

neural tube defects -→ s bifida

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Deficiency in B 12 Cobalamin

A

pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia (vegetarians), Posterolateral sclerosis (UMN)

Q

B12 is mainly in what products

A

animal products lack in vegetarian diets

Q

Deficiency in Vitamin C

A

scurvy - bleeding gums

prolin -→ hydroxproline

Fe3+ -→ Fe2+

Q

Vitamin K deficiency

A

increased clotting time

Q

Vitamin K is also called

A

Hydroquinone aka Menadione

Q

Vitamin A deficiency

A

nyctolopia - night blindness

keratomalacia - degeneration of cornia

xerophthalmia - dry eyes

Q

Vitamin for immune system and vision/growth

A

Vitamin A

Q

The body can make what fat soluble vitamin

A

Vitamin D

Q

Vitamin D deficiency

A

rickets in children

osteomalacia in adults

Q

Vitamin E XS

A

diarrhea

Q

Best source of vitamin E

A

wheat germ oil

Q

Vitamin D Synthesis

4 steps

A

7 dehydrocholesterol

(uv lights)

cholecalciferol

(liver)

25 hydroxycholecalciferol

kidney b alpha hyroxylase is rate limiting enzyme

1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol Vitamin D 3 active from