vitamins Flashcards
(40 cards)
what vitamins are water soluble
folic acid, thiamine, ascorbic acid, riboflavin, cobalamin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid
what are the vitamins that are known as B6
pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine,
what are the fat soluble vitamins
A, D, K, E
what is the only fat soluble vitamin that can act as a coenzyme
vitamine K
folic acid active form
tetrahydrofolic acid
function of folic acid
transfer one carbon units, synthesis of methionine, purines, and thymidine monophosphate
vitamin B12 other name
cobalamin
vitamin B12 active form
methylcobalamin, deoxyadenosylcobalamin
function of vitamin B12
coenzyme for reactions
homocysteine to methionine
methlmalonyl CoA to succinyl CoA
vitamin C other name
ascorbic acid
vitamin C active form
ascorbic acid
vitamin C function
antioxidant
coenzyme for hydroxylation reactions
in procollagen: proline to hydroxyproline
lysine to hydroxylysine
vitamin B6 other name
pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine
vitamin B6 active form
pyridoxal phosphate
vitamin B6 function
coenzyme for enzymes, particularly in amino acid metabolism
vitamin B1 other name
thiamine
vitamin B1 active form
thiamine pyrophosphate
vitamin B1 function
coenzyme for enzymes catalyzing
pyruvate to acetyl CoA
alpha keto glutarate to succinyl CoA
niacin other name
nicotinic acid, nicotinamide
niacin active form
NAD+, NADP+
niacin function
electron transfer
vitamin B2 other name
riboflavin
vitamin B2 active form
FMN, FAD
vitamin B2 function
electron transfer