VITAMINS Flashcards
Deficiency of Vitamin B1
Beri Beri
Wernicke’s Korsakoff Syndrome
VITAMIN B1 DEFICIENCY
Beri Beri
Vitamin B1 DEFICIENCY
Thiamin
Vitamin B1
Vitamin F
Vitamin B1
Thiamine Pyrophosphate
Active Form of Vitamin B1
important to nerve function
Vitamin B1
Riboflavin
Vitamin B2
Water Soluble Vitamins
VItamin B complex and Vitamin C
Fat Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin A,D,E,K
Vitamin G
Vitamin B2
Yellow Vitamin
Vitamin B2
important for normal vision and skin health
Vitamin B2
Blood Shot Eyes
Vitamin B2
Glossitis
Vitamin B2
Seborrheic Dermatitis
Vitamin B2
Active Form:takes part in REDOX reaction
Vitamin B2
Flavin Mononucleotide(FMN)
Vitamin B2
Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD)
Vitamin B2
Niacin
Vitamin B3
energy production
Vitamin B3
maintenance of skin and tongue
Vitamin B3
improves circulation
Vitamin B3
adjunctive therapy in hyperlipidemia
Vitamin B3
Pellagra
Vitamin B3
Dementia, Dermatitis and Diarrhea (3Ds)
Vitamin B3
scaly skin sores
Vitamin B3
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+)
Vitamin B3
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (NAP+)
Vitamin B3
Pantothenic Acid
Vitamin B5
Chick AntiDermatitis factor
Vitamin B5
Burning Foot Syndrome
Vitamin B5
Coenzyme A(coA)
Vitamin B5
Part of an enyzme needed for metabolism
Vitamin B1, B2, B5, B7
Pyridoxine(plants)
Vitamin B6
Pyridoxal (animals)
Vitamin B6
Pyridoxamine(animals)
Vitamin B6
role in the prevention of pre-eclampasia
Vitamin B6
production of red blood cells
Vitamin B6
reduce muscle spasm, cramps and numbness
Vitamin B6
supplement for TB patient taking isoniazid to prevent peripheral neuropathy
Vitamin B6
sideroblastic anemia
Vitamin B6
peripheral neuropathy
Vitamin B6
too much intake causes permanent nerve damage
Vitamin B6
Pyridoxine-5’-Pyrophosphate(PNP)
Vitamin B6
Pyridoxal-5’-Pyrophosphate
Vitamin B6
Pyridoxamine-5’-Pyrophosphate
Vitamin B6
Biotin
Vitamin B7
Vitamin H
Vitamin B7
coenzyme R
Vitamin B7
anti-egg white injury factor
Vitamin B7
Alopecia
Vitamin B7
Erythroderma desquamativa(leiner’s disease)
Vitamin B7
aka dermatitis seborrhoides infantum
erythroderma desquamativa
Active coenzyme: Biotin
Vitamin B7
Folic Acid
Vitamin B9
Folate
Vitamin B9
Pteroylglutamic Acid
Vitamin B9
Part of an enzyme needed for making DNA and new cells, especially RBCs
Vitamin B9
needed for pregnant women to avoid fetal defects
Vitamin B9
Macrocytic Anemia(megaloblastic)
Vitamin B9
Neural Tube Defects
Vitamin B9
anencephaly
Vitamin B9
Spina Bifida
Vitamin B9
Tetrahydrofolic Acid
Vitamin B9
Cobalamin(methyl or cyanocobalamin)
Vitamin B12
Part of an enzyme needed for making new cells
Vitamin B12
important to nerve function
Vitamin B12 or Vitamin B1
Pernicious Anemia (megaloblastic)
Vitamin B12
5-deoxyadenosyl cobalamin
Vitamin B12
needed for the synthesis of DNA
5-deoxyadenosyl cobalamin
ascorbic acid
Vitamin C
Cevitamin Acid
Vitamin C
cosubstrate in the synthesis of colagen(also for wound healing)
Vitamin C
General Antioxidant
Vitamin C
synthesis of neurotransmitter dopamine and noreperiphrine from tyrosine and neurotransmitter serotonin from tryptophan
Vitamin C
scurvy
Vitamin C
bruising easily, bleeding gums and tendency for bones to fracture
scurvy
fatigue and joint pain
Vitamin C
Weight loss
Vitamin C
slow healing of wounds and fractured bones
Vitamin C
irritable
Vitamin C
found in fruits and vegetables especially citrus fruits
Vitamin C
Sodium Ascorbate
Vitamin C
buffered, salt form, less acidic and stomach friendly
Sodium Ascorbate
Beta-carotene
Vitamin A
vitamin A precursor
Beta-carotene
anti-infective vitamin
vitamin A
needed for vision, healthy skin and mucous membranes, bone and tooth growth, immune system health
Vitamin A
Nyctalopia
Vitamin A
night blindness
Nyctolapia
xeropthalmia
Vitamin A
prolonged deficiency(dry, thickened and wrinkles cornea and conjunctiva)
xeropthalmia
growth retardation
vitamin A
impotence
vitamin A
large doses causes hypervitaminosis A
Vitamin A
only found in animal-sourced foods
retinol
other forms: retinol
vitamin A
retinal
vitamin A
aldehyde form of retinol
retinal
retinoic acid
vitamin A
active form of vitamin A and utilized by the skin
Retinoic Acid
Sunshine Vitamin
Vitamin D
ergocalciferol
Vitamin D or D2
cholecalciferol
Vitamin D or D3
one of the hormone like vitamin
Vitamin D
needed for the proper absorption of calcium; stored in bones
Vitamin D
Rickets
Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency for children
rickets
Vitamin D deficiency for Adults
Osteomalacia
Osteomalacia
Vitamin D
Active form: 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol
Vitamin D
alpha-tocopherol
Vitamin E
greatest biochemical activity
alpha-tocopherol
gamma-tocopherol
vitamin E
is the main form of Vitamin E in Vitamin E rich foods
gamma-tocopherol
antioxidant; protects cell walls
Vitamin E
may reduce the risk of heart disease
vitamin E
coronary disease associated with decrease in lipid absorption and transport
Vitamin E
sterility
vitamin E
Large doses causes hypervitaminosis E
Vitamin E
found in polyunsaturated oils
Vitamin E
Beta and Delta tocopherol
Vitamin E
2,methyl-1, 4-napthoquinone(structurally)
Vitamin K
exhibit antihemorrhagic activity needed for proper blood clotting
Vitamin K
Hemorrhage and decrease in red blood cell fragility
Vitamin K
Menaquinone
Vitamin K
Menadione
Vitamin K
Phylloquinone
Vitamin K
only fat soluble vitamins with coenzyme function
Vitamin K