Vitamins and Coenzymes Flashcards
Major Coenzymes
what is the vitamin source for Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
not available, used as is
what is the vitamin source for S-Adenosylmethionine?
not available, used as is
what is the vitamin source for NAD and NADP?
Niacin
what is the vitamin source for FMN and FAD?
Riboflavin
what is the vitamin source for Coenzyme A (CoA)?
Pantothenate (Vit B5)
what is the vitamin source for thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP)?
thiamine (B1)
what is the vitamin source for pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)?
pyridoxine (B6)
what is the vitamin source for Biotin?
Biotin
what is the vitamin source for tetrahydrofolate?
folate
what is the vitamin source for adenosylcobalamin and methylcobalamin?
cobalamin (B12)
what is the vitamin source for lipoamide?
as is, not available
what is the vitamin source for retinal?
vitamin A
what is the vitamin source for vitamin K?
vitamin K
what is the vitamin source for ubiquinone?
not available, used as is
what are the two cofactors of Cobalamin?
adenosylcobalamin and methylcobalamin
what is the major metabolic role of ATP?
transfer of phosphorylation or nucleotidyl groups
what is the major metabolic role of S-adenosylmethionine?
transfer of methyl groups
what is the major metabolic role of NAD and NADP?
oxidation reduction reactions involving two electron transfers
what is the major metabolic role of FMN and FAD?
oxidation reduction reactions involving one and two electron transfers
what is the major metabolic role of Coenzyme A?
transfer of acyl groups
what is the major metabolic role of thiamine pyrophosphate?
transfer of two carbon fragments containing a carbonyl group
what is the major metabolic role of pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)?
transfer of groups to and from amino acids
what is the major metabolic role biotin?
ATP dependent carboxylation of substrates or carboxyl group transfer between substrates
what is the major metabolic role of tetrahydrofolate?
transfer of one carbon substituent, especially formyl and hydroxymethyl groups; they provide the methyl group for thymine in DNA
what is the major metabolic role of adenosylcobalamin?
intramolecular rearrangement
what is the major metabolic role of methylcobalamin?
transfer of methyl groups
what is the major metabolic role of lipoamide?
oxidation of a hydroxyalkyl group from TPP and subsequent transfer as an acyl group
what is the major metabolic role of Retinal?
vision
what is the major metabolic role of vitamin K?
carboxylation of some glutamate residues
what is the major metabolic role of ubiquinone?
lipid soluble electron carrier
what is vitamin B3 also known as?
Niacin
what is vitamin B2 also known as?
riboflavin
what is vitamin B1 also known as?
thiamine
what is vitamin B5 also known as?
Pantothenate
what is vitamin B6 also known as?
Pyridoxine
what is vitamin B7 also known as?
Biotin
what is vitamin B9 also known as?
folate
what is vitamin B12 also known as?
adenosylcobalamin and methylcobalamin
what is Niacin also known as?
B3
what is riboflavin also known as?
B2
what is pantothenate also known as?
B5
what is thiamine also known as?
B1
what is pyridoxine also known as?
B6
what is biotin also known as?
B7
what is folate also known as?
B9
what is cobalamin also known as?
B12