Metabolic Roles of Vitamins

Question 1

retinol, retinal, retinoic acid

Answer 1

Vitamin A

Question 2

metabolic role embryonic development; maintenance of epithelia, cell growth, proliferation & differentiation

Answer 2

vitamin A

Question 3

cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol

Answer 3

Vitamin D

Question 4

bone metabolism, & calcium homeostasis

Answer 4

Vitamin D

Question 5

Tocopherols

Answer 5

Vitamin E

Question 6

ROS, scavenger (membrane antioxidants)

Answer 6

Vitamin E

Question 7

2-methyl-1,4 naphthoquinone (3-) derivatives

Answer 7

Vitamin K

Question 8

Blood clotting (II, VII, IX, X)

Answer 8

Vitamin K

Question 9

name all fat-soluble vitamins

Answer 9

A, D, E, K

Question 10

name all water-soluble vitamins

Answer 10

B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12,C

Question 11

carbohydrate & aa metabolism

Answer 11

Vitamin B1

Question 12

oxidoreductases FMN, FAD

Answer 12

Vitamin B2

Question 13

oxidoreductases NAD, NADP

Answer 13

Vitamin B3

Question 14

carbohydrate, lipid & aa metabolism; synthesis of NTs, sphingolipids and heme

Answer 14

Vitamin B6

Question 15

pyridoxine

Answer 15

Vitamin B6

Question 16

one-carbon-transfer reactions, choline synthesis of amino acids, synthesis of purines and pyrimidine (thymine)

Answer 16

Vitamin B9

Question 17

Heme structure, folate recycling

Answer 17

Vitamin B12

Question 18

Antioxidant function, collagen synthesis, bile acid synthesis, NT synthesis

Answer 18

Vitamin C

Question 19

muscle contraction, cell transport, bone metabolism

Answer 19

Calcium

Question 20

Hemoglobin, myoglobin, & cytochromes a, b, c

Answer 20

Iron