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Vitamin Basics
Common names, coenzymes and deficiencies of vitamins
Question | Answer |
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Common name for Vitamin B1 | Thiamine |
Common name for Vitamin B2 | Riboflavin |
Common name for Vitamin B3 | Niacin |
Common name for Vitamin B5 | Pantothenic Acid |
Common name for Vitamin B6 | Pyridoxine |
Common name for Vitamin B9 | Folic acid (folate) |
Common name for Vitamin B12 | Cobalamin |
Common name for Vitamin H | Biotin |
Common name for Vitamin C | Ascorbate |
Common name for Vitamin A | Retinol |
Common name for Vitamin D | Ergocalciferol from plants, Cholecalciferol from animals |
Common name for Vitamin E | Vitamin E |
Common name for Vitamin K | Vitamin K |
Coenzyme of Vitamin B1 | Thiamine pyrophosphate |
Coenzyme of Vitamin B2 | FAD/FMN |
Coenzyme of Vitamin B3 | NAD(P)H |
Coenzyme of Vitamin B5 | Coenzyme A |
Coenzyme of Vitamin B6 | Pyridoxal-P |
Coenzyme of Vitamin B9 | Tetrahydrofolate |
Coenzyme of Vitamin B12 | Cobalamin |
Coenzyme of Biotin | Biotin |
Coenzyme of Vitamin C | Ascorbate |
Coenzyme of Vitamin A | Retinal, retinoic acid |
Coenzyme of Vitamin D | Calcitriol |
Coenzyme of Vitamin E | Tocopherol |
Coenzyme of Vitamin K | Vitamin K |
Deficiency of Vitamin B1 causes _______________. | Beriberi |
Deficiency of Vitamin B2 causes _______________. | Rare |
Deficiency of Vitamin B3 causes _______________. | Pellagra |
Deficiency of Vitamin B5 causes _______________. | rare |
Deficiency of Vitamin B6 causes _______________. | rare |
Deficiency of Vitamin B9 causes _______________. | Megaloblastic Anemia |
Deficiency of Vitamin B12 causes _______________. | Pernicious anemia, nerve damage |
Deficiency of biotin causes _______________. | rare |
Deficiency of Vitamin C causes _______________. | Scurvy |
Deficiency of Vitamin A causes _______________. | Night Blindness, xerophthalmia |
Deficiency of Vitamin D causes _______________. | Rickets, osteomalacia |
Deficiency of Vitamin E causes _______________. | Nerve damage, hemolysis |
Deficiency of Vitamin K causes _______________. | Bleeding |