Vitamins

Question 1

RETINOIDS AND CAROTENE

Answer 1

retinoids= vitamin A
carotene can be converted to vitamin A
Essential for vision

Question 2

THIAMIN

Answer 2

TPP is a thiamin derivative
vitamin b1
Needed for healthy skin, hair, muscles, and brain and is critical for nerve function

Question 3

RIBOFLAVIN

Answer 3

vitamin B2
Helps convert food into energy. Needed for healthy skin, hair, blood, and brain
converted to flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)

Question 4

TPP is a ____ derivative

Answer 4

thiamin

Question 5

what is converted to FAD

Answer 5

Riboflavin

Question 6

NIACIN

Answer 6

vitamin B3
aka nicotinic acid
Helps convert food into energy. Essential for
healthy skin, blood cells, brain, and nervous system; Can also be made from tryptophan

Question 7

PANTOTHENIC ACID

Answer 7

vitamin B5
used to synthesize acetyl coA
Helps convert food into energy. Helps make lipids (fats), neurotransmitters, steroid hormones, and hemoglobin. NATIVE FLORA MAKES IT

Question 8

PYRIDOXINE

Answer 8

vitamin B6
required for the synthesis of amino acids and in glycogen and lipid metabolism
Helps convert tryptophan to niacin and serotonin, a neurotransmitter that plays key roles in sleep, appetite, and moods

Question 9

COBALAMIN

Answer 9

vitamin B12
Protects nerve cells and helps make red blood cells and DNA. Those on a vegan or vegetarian diet often don’t get enough B12 as it’s mostly found in animal products. Lack of vitamin
B12 can cause memory loss, dementia, and numbness in the arms and legs.

Question 10

BIOTIN

Answer 10

Used for adding CO2 (carboxylases)
NATIVE FLORA MAKES IT

Question 11

ASCORBIC ACID

Answer 11

vitamin C
Cofactor for collagen synthesis. SCURVY results from lack of.

Question 12

CHOLINE

Answer 12

Makes acetylcholine

Question 13

CALCIFEROL

Answer 13

vitamin D
Helps maintain calcium and phosphorus, which strengthen bones. Helps form teeth and bones. body uses sunlight to make vitamin D

Question 14

VITAMIN E

Answer 14

Acts as an antioxidant

Question 15

FOLIC ACID

Answer 15

vitamin B9
folate= natural form
folic acid = synthetic form
Vital for new cell creation Helps prevent brain
and spine birth defects when taken early in pregnancy; NATIVE FLORA MAKES IT

Question 16

VITAMIN K

Answer 16

Activates proteins essential to blood clotting. NATIVE FLORA MAKES IT