Vitamins Flashcards by Michael Clark

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Where does vitamin A come from?

A

Beta-carotene

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What doe a vitamin A deficiency cause?

A

Night blindness

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What is the function of vitamin A?

A

Anti-oxidant

Vision

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Where does vitamin D come from?

A

Cholesterol

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What does a vitamin D deficiency cause?

A

Rickets

Osteomalacia

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What is the function of vitamin D?

A

Mineralization

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What is the function of vitamin E?

A

Anti-oxidant

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What does a vitamin K deficiency cause?

A

Clotting defects

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What is the function of vitamin K?

A

Blood clotting

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What is vitamin B1?

A

Thiamine

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What is caused by a B1 deficiency?

A

Beri Beri

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What is the function of B1?

A

PDH
Alpha-ketoglutarate
Transketolase

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What is B2?

A

Riboflavin

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What does a B2 deficiency cause?

A

Angular cheilosis

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What is the function of B2?

A

FAD

FMN

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What is B3?

A

Niacin

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What does a B3 deficiency cause?

A

Pellagra

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What is the function of B3?

A

NAD

NADP

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What is vitamin B5?

A

Pantothenate

Q

What is the function of B5?

A

PDH, alpha-ketoglutarate

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What is vitamin B6?

A

Pyridoxine

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What is caused by a B6 deficiency?

A

Lathyrism

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What is the function of vitamin B6?

A

Transamination

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What is vitamin B7?

A

Biotin

What is the function of vitamin B7?

CO2 transfer (in carboxylases)

What is vitamin B9?

Folate

What occurs in a vitamin B9 deficiency?

Spina bifida

What is the function of B9?

Methyl group transfers

What is vitamin B12?

Cobalamin

What is the function of B12?

Succinyl CoA and Met metabolism

What disease is caused by a B12 deficiency?

Pernicious anemia

What is caused by vitamin C deficiency?

Scurvy

What is the function of vitamin C?

Anti-oxidant | Pro-OH