Vitamins Flashcards
Are vitamins organic or inorganic
Organic. Contain carbon
Where are vitamins made
They are made by plants and animals, and then eaten by humans. They are obtained through diet.
What vitamins can the body synthesize
D and K, but not in adequate amounts. You must get from the environment
Most vitamins function as ___
Coenzymes, which are organic molecules that are required by certain enzymes to carry out catalase.
Fat soluble vitamins
ADEK
What fat soluble vitamin is a steroid
D (has 4 fused rings and amine groups)
Major functions of vitamin A/Retinol
Vision, mucin production. Vitamin A is essential to produce rods of the eye and is important for night vision and mucin to prevent eyes from becoming dry.
Major function of Vitamins E/Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Major function of Vitamin K (no other name)
Blood clotting. A deficiency results in hemorrhage. Could occur in the eye as a sub conj heme.
Vitamin A
Retinol, Retinal, Retinoic Acid
Vitamin D
Cholecalciferol
Vitamin E
Tocopherol
Vitamin B1
Thiamine
Vitamin B2
Riboflavin
Vitamin B3
Niacin
Vitamin B5
Panthothenic acid
Vitamin B6
Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7
Biotin
Vitamin B9
Folate, folic acid
Vitamin B12
Cobalamin
Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid
Major function of Vitamin B2/Riboflavin
Corneal crosslinking. Riboflavin drops are used for pts that have keratoconus.
Major function of vitamin B12/Cobalamin and deficiency
Plays a role in the production of myelin sheath synthesis and RBC formation. Deficiency causes anemia, irreversible nerve damage to the nerve that becomes demyelinated such as the ON AKA blindness
Major function of Ascorbic acid/Vitamin C
Antioxidant
