Vitamins Flashcards

1
Q

Precursor of Vitamin A

A

Retinol

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2
Q

Most effective provitamin

A

B- Carotene

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3
Q

visual pigment

A

Rhodopsin

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4
Q

Earliest manifestation of Vit A deficiency

A

Ncytalopia

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5
Q

> 100,000 U/day of Vit A causes:

A

Pseudomotor cerebri

Cranial nerve palsy

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6
Q

Storage form of Vit D

A

25-OH cholecaciferol

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7
Q

Active form of Vit D

A

1,25 OH2 D3

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8
Q

Anti Oxidant Vitamins

A

A
C
E

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9
Q

Responsible for glutathiion reductase synthesis

A

Vitamin E

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10
Q

Cofactor for the y-carboxilation of glutamic acid residues on various proteins required for blood clotting

A

Vitamin K

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11
Q

found ind green leafy vegetables (form of Vit K)

A

phytomenadione

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12
Q

Clotting factors in Vitamin K

A

II
VII
IX
X

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13
Q

Vitamin K from bacterial synthesis

A

menaguinone

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14
Q

Polished rice
Ber1Ber1
Wernicke-Korsakoff

A

Vitamin B1

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15
Q

Vitamin B2 deficiency causes

A

Cheilosis

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16
Q

Common in Corn eaters which is associated with pellagra

A

Vitamin B3 (NIACIN)

17
Q

Symptoms of Pellagre

A

B3-3D
Diarhea
Dementia
Dermatitis

18
Q

Cofactor in Transamination

A

Pyridoxine B6

19
Q

Responsible for GABA synthesis

A

pyridoxine

20
Q

Deficiency of Pyridoxine causes

A

Peripheral neuropathy

21
Q

responsible for the synthesis of these substances:
Cholesterol
Steroid hormones
Porphoryns

A

Coenzyme A

22
Q

Avidin

A

Biotin (B7)

23
Q

Converted to Tetrahydrofolic Acid (THF) which is responsible for RBC production

A

folate (B9)

24
Q

Cofactor for methionine Synthase

A

Cobalamin (Vit B12)

25
Q

Deficiency causes Macrocytic, Megaloblastic anemia

A

Vitamin B12(Cobalamin)

26
Q

Frankel Sign

A

Vitamin C deficiency

27
Q

Responsible for oxidation of pehylalanin to tyrosine

A

Vitamin C