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Water soluble vitamins Flashcards

1
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B1

A

Thiamine

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primary function of thiamine

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decarboxylation of alpha-keto acids (carbohydrate metabolism)

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Deficiency of thiamine

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Beriberi (peripheral neuropathy, heart failure)

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

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4
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B2

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Riboflavin

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5
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Primary function of riboflavin

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Mitochondrial hydrogen carrier (FMN, FAD)

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6
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Deficiency of riboflavin

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Angular cheilosis, stomatitis, glossitis

Normocytic anemia

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7
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B3

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Niacin

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8
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Primary function of niacin

A

Hydrogen acceptor (NAD/NADH)

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9
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Deficiency of niacin

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Pellagra (dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea)

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10
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B6

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Pyridoxine

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Primary function of pyridoxine

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Transamination of AA (amino acid synthesis)

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12
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Deficiency of pyridoxine

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Cheilosis, stomatitis, glossitis

peripheral neuropathy

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13
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B9

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folate, folic acid

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14
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Primary function of folate, folic acid

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Hydroxymethyl/formyl carrier (purine and thymine synthesis)

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15
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Deficiency of folate, folic acid

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Megaloblastic anemia

Neural tube defects (fetus)

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16
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B12

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Cobalamin

17
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Primary function of cobalamin

A

Isomerase and methyltransferase cofactor (DNA and methionine synthesis)

18
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Deficiency of cobalamin

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Megaloblastic anemia
Neurologic deficits (subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord)
19
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Vit C

A

Ascorbic acid

20
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Primary function of ascorbic acid

A

Hydroxylation of proline and lysine (collagen synthesis)

21
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Deficiency of ascorbic acid

A

Scurvy

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