Vitamins Flashcards
1
Q
Vitamin A
A
high levels of dietary liver, important for eyesight ESSENTIAL
2
Q
Vitamin D
A
sythesised from UVB light, essential for calcium absorption ESSENTIAL
3
Q
Vitamin E
A
important antioxidant ESSENTIAL
4
Q
Vitamin K
A
vital for coagulation (blood clotting)- sythesised by gut bacteria- NOT ESSENTIAL (Primates/ Guinea pigs)
5
Q
Vitamin B
A
sythesised in gut ESSENTIAL – cannot be stored
6
Q
How are Vitamins B and C related?
A
both important for homeostasis/ metabolism- insoluble
