vitamins

Question 1

what vitamins are water soluble

Answer 1

folic acid, thiamine, ascorbic acid, riboflavin, cobalamin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid

Question 2

what are the vitamins that are known as B6

Answer 2

pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine,

Question 2

what are the fat soluble vitamins

Answer 2

A, D, K, E

Question 3

what is the only fat soluble vitamin that can act as a coenzyme

Answer 3

vitamine K

Question 4

folic acid active form

Answer 4

tetrahydrofolic acid

Question 5

function of folic acid

Answer 5

transfer one carbon units, synthesis of methionine, purines, and thymidine monophosphate

Question 6

vitamin B12 other name

Answer 6

cobalamin

Question 7

vitamin B12 active form

Answer 7

methylcobalamin, deoxyadenosylcobalamin

Question 8

function of vitamin B12

Answer 8

coenzyme for reactions
homocysteine to methionine
methlmalonyl CoA to succinyl CoA

Question 9

vitamin C other name

Answer 9

ascorbic acid

Question 10

vitamin C active form

Answer 10

ascorbic acid

Question 11

vitamin C function

Answer 11

antioxidant
coenzyme for hydroxylation reactions
in procollagen: proline to hydroxyproline
lysine to hydroxylysine

Question 12

vitamin B6 other name

Answer 12

pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine

Question 13

vitamin B6 active form

Answer 13

pyridoxal phosphate

Question 14

vitamin B6 function

Answer 14

coenzyme for enzymes, particularly in amino acid metabolism

Question 15

vitamin B1 other name

Answer 15

thiamine

Question 16

vitamin B1 active form

Answer 16

thiamine pyrophosphate

Question 17

vitamin B1 function

Answer 17

coenzyme for enzymes catalyzing
pyruvate to acetyl CoA
alpha keto glutarate to succinyl CoA

Question 18

niacin other name

Answer 18

nicotinic acid, nicotinamide

Question 19

niacin active form

Answer 19

NAD+, NADP+

Question 20

niacin function

Answer 20

electron transfer

Question 21

vitamin B2 other name

Answer 21

riboflavin

Question 22

vitamin B2 active form

Answer 22

FMN, FAD

Question 23

vitamin B2 function

Answer 23

electron transfer

Question 24

biotin active form

Answer 24

enzyme bound biotin

Question 25

biotin function

Answer 25

carboxylation reactions

Question 26

pantothenic acid active from

Answer 26

coenzyme A

Question 27

pantothenic acid function

Answer 27

acyl carrier

Question 28

vitamin A other name

Answer 28

retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, beta carotene

Question 29

vitamin A active form

Answer 29

retinol, retinal, retinoic acid

Question 30

vitamin A function

Answer 30

maintenance of reproduction
vision
promotion of growth
differentiation and maintenance of epithelial tissue
gene expression

Question 31

vitamin D other names

Answer 31

cholecalciferol
ergocalciferol

Question 32

vitamin D active form

Answer 32

1,25- dihydroxy-cholecalciferol

Question 33

vitamin D function

Answer 33

calcium uptake, gene expression

Question 34

vitamin K other names

Answer 34

menadione
menaquinone
phylloquinone

Question 35

vitamin K active form

Answer 35

menadione,
menaquinone,
phylloquinone

Question 36

vitamin K function

Answer 36

γ- carboxylation of glutamate residues in clotting and other proteins

Question 37

vitamin E other names

Answer 37

alpha tocopherol

Question 38

vitamin E active form

Answer 38

any of several tocopherol derivates

Question 39

vitamin E function

Answer 39

antioxidant