Vitamins Fat Solube With Vit. C Flashcards
Pathway that is converts glucose to vitamin C
Uronic acid pathway or glucoronic acid pathway
Among all vitamins this is the one that most easily to destroy
Vitamin C
We human do not have enzyme that converts glunolactone to ketoglunolactone, and what enzyme is that?
Glunolactone oxylase
Majority of vitamin C is converted to?
Oxylic acid
So kung madami ang intake mo ng ascorbic acid. ,arami din yung oxalic acid mo na mastore in your urine. And can precipitate to form your?
Oxalate stones
However you can prevent oxalate stone formation if you
Drink plenty of water
Among the function of vitamin C the most important is
Role in collagen synthesis
Para ma produce si hydroxyproline at hydroxylysine kasi ang dalawang ito kasama si proline ang nagpapatibay sa collagen. Kung walng vit c. Weak yung colagen, eh diba ang collagen halos na sa lahat ng parts ng katwan natin.
Gives tensile strength of collagen
Hydroxproline+ hydroxylysine + proline
Vitamin C. Is important in relation in absorption of iron. Conversion of
Iron in ferric form Fe3 to ferrous Fe2 para ma absorb ng katwan
Manifestation of early Iron deficiency anemia
Slugish and sleepiness
You also need vitamin C to convert ______ to active form
Folic acid, kasi pwede kng magkaroon ng macrosytic anemia.
Only way you can excrete your cholesterol is to
Convert it to cholic acid or bile acid using vitamin C
Vitamin C is one of the anti cancer vitamins, why?
It prevents formation of nitrousamine na nakukuha sa mga food colorant o preservatives
Another function of vitamin C is to potentiate your
Immune system
Poor wound healing
Scurvy
This junction is only swollen when you have vitamin C deficiency
Scorbutic rosary
For vitamin D deficiency, what junction is affected?
Rakitic rosary
This actually the one that called anti infective or anti cancer vitamin
Vitamin A
The precursor of vitamin is?
Carotene
The best carotene is?
Beta carotene, because from 1 beta carotene you can get 2 moles of vitamin A
Different types of Vitamin A
Retinol
Retinal
Retinoic acid
Dihydroretinol
Least toxic because it is also the least stored among types of vitamin A
Retinoic acid
The conversion of carotene to vitamin A takes place primarily in the
Liver
And small conversion in intestinal cells
For you to convert carotene to vitamin A you need to have
Thyroid hormone
Zinc
Vitamin E
Insulin