vitamins Flashcards

(40 cards)

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what vitamins are water soluble

A

folic acid, thiamine, ascorbic acid, riboflavin, cobalamin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid

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what are the vitamins that are known as B6

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pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine,

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2
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what are the fat soluble vitamins

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A, D, K, E

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what is the only fat soluble vitamin that can act as a coenzyme

A

vitamine K

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4
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folic acid active form

A

tetrahydrofolic acid

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function of folic acid

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transfer one carbon units, synthesis of methionine, purines, and thymidine monophosphate

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6
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vitamin B12 other name

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cobalamin

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7
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vitamin B12 active form

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methylcobalamin, deoxyadenosylcobalamin

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8
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function of vitamin B12

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coenzyme for reactions
homocysteine to methionine
methlmalonyl CoA to succinyl CoA

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9
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vitamin C other name

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ascorbic acid

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vitamin C active form

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ascorbic acid

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vitamin C function

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antioxidant
coenzyme for hydroxylation reactions
in procollagen: proline to hydroxyproline
lysine to hydroxylysine

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vitamin B6 other name

A

pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine

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vitamin B6 active form

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pyridoxal phosphate

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vitamin B6 function

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coenzyme for enzymes, particularly in amino acid metabolism

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15
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vitamin B1 other name

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thiamine

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vitamin B1 active form

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thiamine pyrophosphate

17
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vitamin B1 function

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coenzyme for enzymes catalyzing
pyruvate to acetyl CoA
alpha keto glutarate to succinyl CoA

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niacin other name

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nicotinic acid, nicotinamide

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niacin active form

20
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niacin function

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electron transfer

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vitamin B2 other name

22
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vitamin B2 active form

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vitamin B2 function

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electron transfer

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biotin active form
enzyme bound biotin
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biotin function
carboxylation reactions
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pantothenic acid active from
coenzyme A
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pantothenic acid function
acyl carrier
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vitamin A other name
retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, beta carotene
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vitamin A active form
retinol, retinal, retinoic acid
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vitamin A function
maintenance of reproduction vision promotion of growth differentiation and maintenance of epithelial tissue gene expression
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vitamin D other names
cholecalciferol ergocalciferol
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vitamin D active form
1,25- dihydroxy-cholecalciferol
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vitamin D function
calcium uptake, gene expression
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vitamin K other names
menadione menaquinone phylloquinone
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vitamin K active form
menadione, menaquinone, phylloquinone
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vitamin K function
γ- carboxylation of glutamate residues in clotting and other proteins
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vitamin E other names
alpha tocopherol
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vitamin E active form
any of several tocopherol derivates
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vitamin E function
antioxidant