Water Soluble vitamins

Question 1

Thiamine #

Answer 1

B1

Question 2

B1 function

Answer 2

Decarboxylation of a-ketoacids (carb metaboloism)

Question 3

B1 deficiency

Answer 3

Beriberi (peripheral neuropathy, or heart failure),

Wernicke-Korsakoff

Question 4

Riboflavin #

Answer 4

B2

Question 5

B2 function

Answer 5

Mitochondrial hydrogen carrier (FMD, FAD)

Question 6

B2 deficiency

Answer 6

Angular cheilossi, stomatitis, glossitis, normocytic anemia

Question 7

Niacin #

Answer 7

B3

Question 8

B3 function

Answer 8

Hydrogen acceptor (NAD/NADH)

Question 9

B3 deficiency

Answer 9

Pellagra (dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea)

Question 10

Pyridoxine #

Answer 10

B6

Question 11

B6 function

Answer 11

Transamination of amino acids (amino acid synthesis)

Question 12

B6 deficiency

Answer 12

Cheilosis, stomatitis, glossitis

Question 13

Folate (Folic Acid) #

Answer 13

B9

Question 14

B9 function

Answer 14

Hydroxymethyl/formyl carrier (purine and thiamine synthesis)

Question 15

B9 deficiency

Answer 15

Megaloblastic anemia,

Neural tube defects in fetus

Question 16

Cobalamin #

Answer 16

B12

Question 17

B12 function

Answer 17

Isomerase and methyltransferase cofactor (DNA and methionine synthesis)

Question 18

B12 deficiency

Answer 18

Megaloblastic anemia,

Neurologic deficits

Question 19

Ascorbic Acid aka

Answer 19

C

Question 20

C deficiency

Answer 20

Scurvy (bleeding, swollen gyms, ecchymoses, hyperkeratosis)