Vitamins Flashcards by Michael Clark | Brainscape

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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

Q

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

Q

What is the function of vitamin B7?

A

CO2 transfer (in carboxylases)

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What is vitamin B9?

A

Folate

Q

What occurs in a vitamin B9 deficiency?

A

Spina bifida

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What is the function of B9?

A

Methyl group transfers

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What is vitamin B12?

A

Cobalamin

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What is the function of B12?

A

Succinyl CoA and Met metabolism

Q

What disease is caused by a B12 deficiency?

A

Pernicious anemia

Q

What is caused by vitamin C deficiency?

A

Scurvy

Q

What is the function of vitamin C?

A

Anti-oxidant

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