Vitamins Flashcards

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1
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What are the water soluble vitamins? (3)

A

B complexes
Folic Acid
Vitamin C

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What are the fat soluble vitamins? (4)

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A
D
E
K

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3
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Which vitamin is thiamine?

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B1

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4
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Which vitamin is absorbed differently?

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B12

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5
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Thiamine is a coenzyme for which enzymes?

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ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
pyruvate dehydrogenase
a-ketogluterate dehydrogenase

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6
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Which Vitamin in riboflavin?

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B2

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What is Riboflavin a derivative of?

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FAD & FMN

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TPP (stabalizes high energy carbon) is synthesized from which Vitamin?

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Thiamine B1

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9
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Thiamine assists with the synthesis of which pathway?

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pentose pathway to produce NADPH

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10
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Which diseases are caused by a Thiamine/Vitamin B1 deficiency?

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Beriberi (Dry and Wet)
-unbalanced diets = muscle wasting

Wernickes-Karsakoff Syndrome
-alcoholics

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Wich vitamin aids with FAD synthetase to make FAD?

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B2 Riboflavin

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Which vitamin aids with Kreb Cycle and ETC?

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B2 Riboflavin

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13
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What is the chemical name for vitamin B3?

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Niacin

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14
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Which vitamin is Niacin?

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B3

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15
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Which vitamin is a coenzyme for NAD and NADP?

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B3 Niacin

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16
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Which vitamin aids with the breakdown of pyridoxal?

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Niacin B3

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17
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Which vitamin is associated with the 4D’s deficiency?

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Niacin B3

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18
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What is the chemical name for vitamin B5

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Pantothenic Acid

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19
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Which Vitamin is Pantothenic Acid?

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B5

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20
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Which vitamin functions in the metabolism of carbs, lipids, and proteins?

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B5

Pantothenic Acid

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Which vitamin aids with heme synthesis with glycine?

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B5

Pantothenic Acid

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22
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Which vitamin forms coenzyme A?

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B5

Pantothenic Acid

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23
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What is the chemical name for vitamin B6?

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Pyrodoxine

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24
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Which vitamin is Pyrodoxine?

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B6

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Which vitamin is the derivative of pyridoxal/ pyridoxamine?
B6 | Pyridoxine
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Which vitamin assists transamination of AST and ALT?
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin assists with decarboxylation GABA from glutamate
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin is a coenzyme for serotonin from 5HTP?
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin is a coenzyme for histamine to histidine?
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin is a coenzyme fr dopamine from l-dopa from tyrosine
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin is coenzyme for cysteine from methionine?
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin is a coenzyme for racemization (L to D form for amino acids)
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin is a coenzyme for glycogen phosphorylase (Glycogen to G1P)
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin assists with protein metabolism?
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin assists with hemoglobin synthesis, WBCs, and neurotransmitters?
Pyridoxine | B6
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Which vitamin assists with the breakdown of homocysteine that causes heart attacks?
Pyridoxine | B6
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What is the chemical name of vitamin B7?
Biotin
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Which vitamin is Biotin?
B7
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which vitamin is a coenzyme for pyruvate carboxylase (pyruvate to oxaloacetate)?
B7 | Biotin
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Which vitamin is a coenzyme for Acetyl CoA (Malonyl CoA from Acetyl CoA)
B7 | Biotin
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Which vitamin is a coenzyme for the Catabolism of isoleucine, threonine, and methionine?
B7 | Biotin
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Which vitamin assists with the catabolism of lucine producing ketones?
Biotin | B7
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Which vitamin is Cobalamin?
B12
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What is the chemical name for B12?
Cobalamin
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Which vitamin assists with changing homocysteine to methionine?
Cobalamin B12 (methylcobalamin)
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What do you call homocysteine changing to methionine?
methylcobalamin
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Which vitamin assists with the conversion of methylmalonyl CoA to Succinyl CoA?
Cobalamin | B12
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What do you call the conversion of methylmalonyl CoA to Succinyl CoA?
Adenosylcobalamin
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Which vitamin has two forms? | 5-methyl THF and 10-formyl THF
Folic Acid
50
Which vitamin prevents neural tube defects?
Folic Acid
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Which vitamin assists with amino acid synthesis and purine & pyrimidine synthesis?
Folic Acid
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Which vitamin adds a methyl group to turn off DNA of a cancer gene?
Folic Acid
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Which vitamin toxicity may mask B12 deficiency?
Folic Acid
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What is the chemical name for vitamin C?
Ascorbic Acid
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Which vitamin is ascorbic acid?
C | Ascorbic Acid
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Which vitamin are humans unable to make?
C | Ascorbic Acid
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Which vitamin assists with collagen synthesis?
C | Ascorbic Acid
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Which vitamin assists with synthesis and Catabolism of tyrosine?
C | Ascorbic Acid
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Which vitamin assists with neurotransmitter synthesis? | Norepinephrine and Epinephrine
C | Ascorbic Acid
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What is the chemical name for Vitamin A?
Retinol
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Which vitamin aids with vision, cellular differentiation, growth?
A | Retinol
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Which vitamin can boost the immune system but doesnt cure diseases?
A | Retinol
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What is the function of carotenoids?
fights free radicals
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Excessive vitamin A inhibits which vitamin?
K
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Which vitamin aids carotenoids?
A | Retinol
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Which vitamin is cholecalciferol?
D3
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Which vitamin is ergocalciferol
D2
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Which form of vitamin D is the most active?
Calcitrol | 1,25 DHCC
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Which vitamin is a precursor for hormons but is still considered a vitamin?
D3 | erogcalciferol
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Which vitamin deficiency causes rickets?
D
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What do you call rickets in adults?
osteomalacia
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Which vitamin has an antihemorrhagic factor? | assists clotting
Vitamin K
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What is the chemical name for Vitamin E?
alpha-tocopherol
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Which vitamin is alpha-tocopherol?
E
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What is the synthetic form of vitamin E?
d-l alpha tocopherol
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Which vitamin assists with the protection of the cell membrane?
E | alpha-tocopherol
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Which vitamin assists with cholesterol peroxidation?
E | alpha-tocopherol
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Which vitamin is used to help heal scars?
E | alpha-tocopherol