Vitamins And Essetial Amino Acids

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What is the function of thiamine (B1)(TPP)?

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Helps all body cells produce energy from carbohydrates. oxidative decarboxylation

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What is the function of rivoflavin (B2)?

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Hydrogen carrier. helps cells produce energy and change trp into niacin.
Hydrogen carries

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What is the function of niacin (B3)?

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Helps body use sugars and FA; helps cells produce energy, helps enzymes function.
Hydrogen carrier

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What is the function of pathothenic acid (B5)?

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helps cells produce energy; helps metabolize proteins, fats and carbs

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What is the function of biotin (lysyl biotin)?

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helps cells produce energy; helps metabolize protein, fat and carbs.
caboxylation and co2 transfer reactions

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What is the function of vitamin B12?

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Works with folate to make RBCs; serves as a vital part of many body chemicals and helps body use FAs and some AA-transmethylation (methylmalonyl CoA to succinyl CoA)(homocystein to methionine)

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What is the function of folate

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essential role in producing DNA and RNA for new cells; works with B12 to form Hg in RBC
carrier of methyl

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What is the function of Vitamin C?

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helps absorb irons from plants;
helps produce collegen
helps form and repair RBC, bones and other tissues;
helps keep blood vessels fiorm;
protects against briusing;
helps maintain healthy gums and heal cuts and wounds;
protects from infections keeping immune systems well

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What is the function of vitamin A?

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helps you see in dark and promotes health of all tissues.
protects from infection by keeping skin and tissues in mouth, GI, respiratory and uro-genital tract healthy.

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What is the function of vitamin D?

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promotes calcium and phosphate absorption;
helps deposit these minerals in bones and teeth to make them strong.

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What is the function of vitamin K?

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helps blood clot and stop bleeding.

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What is the function of Vitamin E?

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antioxidant

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What is the function of calcium?

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builds bones, both in length and strength;
slows rate of bone loss as you age;
helps muscle contract;
plays a role in normal nerve function
helps blood coagulate

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What is the function of phosphorous?

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helps body produce energy and acts as a main regulator of energy metabolism in body organs

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What is the function of magnesium?

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part of more than 300 enzymesd which regulate many functions, including energy production and muscle contraction.
helps maintain nerve and mucle cells

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What is the function of iron?

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essential part of Hg which carries oxygen to tissues.

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What is the function of zinc?

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essential for growth.
promotes cells reproduction, tissue growth, repait and healing
part of 70+ enzymes

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What is the function of iodine?

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part of thyroxin.
regulates body's rate of energy use.

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What is the function of copper?

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helps make Hg.
present in many enzymes and helps cells produce enrgy

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What is the function of selinium

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antioxidant with Vit E to protect cells from cancer, heat disease and more.

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What is the function of fluoride?

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helps harden tooth enamel, protecting from decay

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What is the function of chromium?

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works with insulin to help body use glucose

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What is the function of manganese?

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part of many enzymes (rate deficiency)

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What is the function of molybdenum?

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works with riboflavin to incorporate iron into Hg (rare defficiency)

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What results from a deficiency in thiamin?

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beriber. fatigue, weak muscles and nerve damage. Wernicke-korsakoff

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What results from a deficiency in riboflavin?

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diarrhea, mental disorientation and skin problems. Glossitis and cheilosis

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What results from a deficiency in niacin?

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diarrhea, mental disorientation and skin problems.

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What results from a deficiency in pyridoxine?

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depression (you dont make seratonin from trp), nausea , mental convulsion in infants. greasy, flaky skin

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What results from a deficiency in biotin?

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heart abnormality, appetite loss, fatigue, depression and dry skin

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What results from a deficiency in cyanocobalamin?

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pernicious animea, fatigue, nerve damage, smooth tongue, skin sensitivity.

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What results from a deficiency in folate?

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impaired cells division and growth
megaloblastic anewma
risk of baby having neural tube defects

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What results from a deficiency in vitamin C?

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Scurvy

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What results from a deficiency in vitamin A?

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night blidness,
dry, caly skin;
problems with reproduction, poor growth and immunity

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What results from a deficiency in vitamin D?

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Osteoporosis and osteomalacia. Children can develop rickets

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What results from a deficiency in vitamin K?

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Thin blood with inadequate coagulation

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What results from a deficiency in vitamin E?

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NS problems. Anemia.

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What results from a deficiency in calcium?

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osteoporosis

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What results from a deficiency in phosphorous?

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bone loss, weakness, loss of appetite, pain.

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What results from a deficiency in magnesium>?

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irregular heart beat and mental derrangement

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What results from a deficiency in iron

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anemia, fatigue and infection

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What results from a deficiency in zinc?

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birth degects anbd retarded growth of child. appetite loss and decrease tast and smell. skin changes and reduced resistance to infection.

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What results from a deficiency in iodine?

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weight gain and goiter