Vitamins Flashcards
Megaloblastic anemia
Folate or Vitamin B12 deficiency
Tryptophan can be converted into vitamin ______.
Niacin
Microcytic anemia
Vitamin B6 deficiency
Hemolytic anemia
Vitamin E deficiency
Hemorhege anemia
Vitamin K deficiency
Neural Tube Defects (ie. spina bifida)
A spial defect in babies caused by Folate deficiencies during the early stages of pregnancy sometimes before women realize they are pregnant.
Too much folate can mask what vitamin deficiency?
B12
Vitamin B12 can only be made by _____.
Microorganisms
B12 catalyzes _______.
The production of succinyl-CoA.
Pernicious anemia
Autoimmune disease caused by vitamin B12 deficiency due to lack of intrinsic factor. (Genetic, secondary deficiency)
In what year were folate and choline established as necessary vitamins?
1998
Scurvy
Vitamin C deficiency, breakages of capillaries causing pinpoint bleeding.
What classification is used to classify Macrominerals and trace elements?
You need greater than 100mg/day of Macrominerals, and less than 100mg/day of trace elements.
What are the 5 roles of Minerals in the body?
- Electrolyte 2. Structure 3. Component of prosthetic groups such as heme groups 4. Signal transduction 5. Cofactor role
What 2 phytochemicals inhibit the absorption if minerals?
Phytate and oxalate