Vitamins Biochem

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biochem midterm one


 
  
Created Oct 3, 2009
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Essential Metals
 
Mg, Ca, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, Co, SeMy Cat Ziggy Can't Find Much Cooked Salmon
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Cu
 
Vitamin which is found in Fruits/Vegetables. It is an oxygen scavenger which is also involved...
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Zn
 
Vitamin found in Fruits/Vegetables which is important for protein synthesis and metabolism....
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Vitamin A
 
AKA Retinol is a fat soluble Vitamin found in Liver, Egg yolk, Butter and Milk which is involved...
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Vitamin D
 
Fat Soluble. Found in Fish, Milk, Eggs and Oil is a derivative of cholestrol which is used...
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Vitamin E
 
Fat Soluble. AKA Tocopherols which are found in Nuts and Vegetable Oil (from nuts); they function...
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Vitamin K
 
Fat  Soluble. Synthesized by intestinal bacteria (E.Coli); a cofactor which transports...
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Folic Acid
 
Water soluble. Found in Yeast, Liver, Leafy Vegetables and participate in Purine synthesis...
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Vitamin C
 
Ascorbate. Water soluble. Found in Fruits/Vegetables, responsible for Collagen synthesis and...
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Vitamin B1
 
Thiamine. Water soluble, found in seed, nuts and wheat germ. Repsonsible for carbohydrate metabolism/ketolase/decarboxylation....
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Vitamin B2
 
Water soluble. Riboflavin. Meats, nuts and legumes. Proton/electron transfer (dehydrogenase)....
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Vitamin B3
 
Water soluble. Niacin. Meats, nuts and legumes. Hydride ion transfer. Deficiencies--Pellagra.
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Vitamin B6
 
Water Soluble. Pyridoxin. Liver, yeast, nuts, beans and bananas. Involved in the transfer of...
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Vitamin B12
 
Water Soluble. Cobalamine. Excess revelead by accumulation of methyl malonate and hmocystein...

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