Vitamins: Water-soluble vitamins Flashcards
non toxic vitamins
water-soluble vitamins
ascorbic acid
vit C
formation of collage, formation and maintenance of intracellular cementing substance
vit C
scurvy
vit C deficiency
Vit B1, B6, B12, niacin, panthotenic acid, folic acid, and biotin
Vit B Complex
Classic disease factors
B1, B2, B3
Thiamine
Vit B1
formation of NAD+, integral part of the coenzyme factor, needed for carbohydrate metabolism, helps maintain healthy appetite, good muscle tone, GI tract, normal functioning of nerves
Vit B1
BeriBeri
Vit 1
occurs in infants 2-5 months of age whose main food is milk from a mother.
infantile beriberi
evidenced by edema of both lower extremities which progresses upwards to body cavities such as the abdomen and chest
wet beriberi
involve the peripheral nerves. feeling of pins and needles (paresthesia) in toes, gradual loss of touch sensation, muscle weakness, paralysis
dry beriberi
riboflavin
Vit B2
FAD, needed for conversion of tryptophan into niacin, helps maintain healthy skin, tongue, and mouth, and normal vision, and proper growth and development
Vit B2
inflammation of the mouth
stomatitis
tissue changes particularly in the skin, eyes, mouth, nose and tongue
ariboflavinosis
inflammation of tongue
glossitis
inflammation of corners of mouth and lips
cheilosis
Niacin
Vit B3
nicotinic acid
niacin
acts as a hydrogen and electron acceptor, plays an important role in energy metabolism, fatty acid syntheses/oxidation, and protein synthesis catabolism
Vit B3
anorexia, indigestion, pellagra
Vit B3 deficiency
More recently discovered coenzyme factors
vit b6, panthothenic acid, lipoc acid, biotin
pyrodoxine
vit B6