Vitamins Flashcards
By Professor Miller
Rhodopsin uses Vitamin A to go from the Excited ____ Formation to the resting ____ formation.
Trans, Cis
Vitamin ____ Deficiency causes Xerophtalmia, Hyperkeratosis, and infections
A
Vitamin ____ deficiency causes a hyperintense signal in periventricular white matter; linking memory problems.
D
Vitamin C does what to iron?
Reduces it
What’re the Five “ATP B Vitamins?”
- B1
- B2
- B3
- B5
- B7
Thiamin is also known as Vitamin _____
B1
Thiamin (B1) is activated by adding a _____ group to it
Phosphate
Beri Beri presents with Muscle wasting, cramps, neuropathy, Edema, heart enlargement, and breathing problems. Vitamin _____ deficiecny is linked to this.
Thiamin B1
Wernicke-Korsakoff is a syndrome with alcoholism that lessens the amount of Vitamin ____ from being absorbed
Thiamin B1
Riboflavin is also known as Vitamin _____
B2
Niacin is also known as Vitamin ______
B3
NAD and NADP come from Vitamin _____
Niacin B3
What are the 4 D’s of Pellagra and what causes it?
- Dermatitis
- Diarrhea
- Dementia
- Death
Niacin B3 defiency
Panthothenic Acid is also known as Vitamin _____
B5
Biotin is also known as Vitamin _____
B7
Intestinal disease, depression, hallucinations, hair loss, brittle nails, fatigue can be caused by Vitamin _______ defiency
Biotin B7 deficiency
The two “one carbon metabolism” B-Vitamins
- B6
- B9 Folic Acid
The supplemental form of B6 is called _____
Pyridoxine
3 things seen in B6 deficiency
- Anemia, Inflammatory disease, EEG abnormalities
Folic Acid B9 defiency causes breaks to DNA because you have trouble converting _____ into _____
Uracil, Thymine
