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Vitamins
D,E,K,A,B,C,Folate
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Nutrition
Undergraduate 3
04/23/2014

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Term
Fat soluble vitamins
Definition
D, E, K, A
Term
Water soluble vitamins
Definition
B, Folate, C
Term
What type of vitamins are initially transported to the lymph as chylomicrons, mostly stored in the liver, and have greater chances of being toxic?
Definition
fat soluble
Term
3 types of retinoids
Definition

Retinol

retinal

retinoic acid

Term
Vit A sources
Definition

fish

liver

egg yolk

whole or fortified milk

Term
Vit A is usually found in what form in foods
Definition
retinol or retinyl ester
Term
2 types of carotenoids
Definition

provitamin a

non provitamin a

Term
3 types of provitamins a
Definition

beta carotene (converts better)

alpha carotene

beta cryptoxanthin

Term
3 types of non provitamin a
Definition

lutein

lycopene

zeaxanthin

Term
(retinoid) vitamin a functions
Definition

visual cycle

maintains epithilial cells in the eye

gene expression (retinoic acid)

cell differentiation (mucus/keratin)

Term
failure to reform rhodopsin in the visual cycle can cause
Definition
night blindness
Term
vitamin a deficiency
Definition

xerophthalmia (eye dryness)

corneal xerosis

bitots spots

blindness

infections

Term
carotenoid functions (nonprovitamin a)
Definition
antioxidant
Term
which fatsoluble vitamins function as antioxidants
Definition

carotenoids

vit e

Term
which fat soluble vitamins are toxic?
Definition
d, e, a
Term
which fat soluble is teratogenic?
Definition
A
Term
beta carotene toxicity causes
Definition
hyper carotenoidemia/hypercarotenosis=orange color skin
Term
4 types of vit D
Definition

d2-ergocalciferol

d3-cholecalciferol

25 oh d3- 25 hydroxycholecalciferol

1.25 (oh)2 d3- 1.25 dihydroxy cholecalciferol (calcitriol)

Term
main form of vit d in foods and found in the skin
Definition
d3/cholecalciferol
Term
form of vit d made in the liver and circulates in the blood
Definition
25 oh d3
Term
active form of vit d used by body made in the kidneys
Definition
calcitriol/1.25 dihydroxy cholecalciferol/ 1.25 (oh)2 d3
Term
vit d is found in the skin as_____ and is converted to
Definition

7 dehydrocholesterol

d3/cholecalciferol

Term
vit d functions
Definition

calcium regulation

phospherous homeostasis

cell proliferation and growth

muscle function

Term
PTH and calcitriol functions to
Definition
raises blood calcium levels if low by inc absorption in the intestines, break down of bone, and reabsorption in kidneys.
Term
vit d deficiency
Definition

rickets (children )

osteomalacica (adults)

Term
vit d toxicity causes
Definition
calcification (calcium deposits)
Term
2 vit e types
Definition

tocopherols (alpha, beta,gamma,delta)

tocotrienols (alpha, beta,gamma,delta)

Term
the only vitamer that can meet vit e requirements of the body
Definition
alpha tocopherol
Term
vit e functions
Definition
antioxidant
Term
vit e deficiency
Definition
hemolytic anemia
Term
vit e toxicity causes
Definition
hemmorrhage
Term
2 forms of vit K
Definition

phylloquinone k1

menaquinone k2

Term
primary form of vit k in diet
Definition
phylloquinone
Term
made by bacteria in the digestive system (mostly lg intestines)
Definition
menaquinone
Term
menaquinone absorption
Definition
diffusion
Term
vit k functions
Definition

blood clotting

bone health

Term
vit k deficiencies
Definition
hemmorrhage
Term
B1
Definition
THIAMIN
Term
B2
Definition
RIBOFLAVIN
Term
B3
Definition
NIACIN
Term
B5
Definition
PANTOTHENIC ACID
Term
B6
Definition
PYRIDOXINE
Term
B7
Definition
BIOTIN
Term
B12
Definition
COBALAMINE
Term
Water soluble functions
Definition
coenzymes
Term
water soluble excretion
Definition
primarily urine
Term
water soluble absorption
Definition
into the blood directly
Term
thiamin functions
Definition
nervous system
Term
thiamin deficiency
Definition
beriberi (wet/cardio, dry/neurologic, acute/Wernicke's encephalopathy)
Term
riboflavin function
Definition
activation of other enzymes
Term
riboflavin deficiency
Definition
ariboflavinosis=cheilosis, glossitis, stomatits
Term
turns urine bright yellow/orange
Definition
riboflavin
Term
b3 functions
Definition
modifies proteins
Term
water soluble vit made from tryptophan in the body
Definition
b3
Term
niacin deficiency
Definition

Pellagra

(dermatitis, death, diarrhea, dementia)

Term
b7 functions
Definition
cell reproduction
Term
water soluble vit made in the GI tract....
Definition

biotin

(absorbed by diffusion)

Term
absorbed by diffusion
Definition

biotin

menaquinone

Term
avidin in raw eggs and alcohol inhibit absorption of
Definition
b7
Term
pantothenic acid functions
Definition
acetylation (addition of long fatty chains)
Term
burning foot syndrome is due to a deficiency of
Definition
b5
Term
FOLIC ACID is found in
Definition
supplements and fortified foods
Term
FOLATE is found in...
Definition
foods and the human body
Term
folate functions
Definition
DNA synthesis
Term
B vitamin functions
Definition
coenzyme
Term
folate absorption requires folate polyglutamate diestion/removal of.........
Definition
of all glutamates except one
Term
folate deficiency charateristics
Definition

dec dna replication

disruption of normal cell cycle

inc damage to existing dna

Term
folate deficiency
Definition
megaloblastic/microcytic anemia
Term
how much folic acid according to the CDC will dec the chances of a child being born with neural tube defects?
Definition
400 ug
Term
b12 functions
Definition
myelin synthesis
Term
b12 deficiency
Definition

megaloblastic/macrocytic anemia

neurologic problems

Term
folic acid deficiency
Definition
neural tube defects
Term
b12 deficency causes
Definition

defects in illeum receptor cells

destruction of parietal cells (no IF)

insufficient acid in stomach (wont release vit. from food)

acidic/low intestinal ph (b12 wont get rlsed from r-protein)

Term

b12 absorption:

food enters stomach and.....

Definition
HCL removes b12 from food and b12 binds to R-protein.
Term

b12 absorption:

b12 and R-protein enter duodenum and ....

Definition
alkalinity removes b12 from protein and it attaches to IF
Term

b12 absorption:

B12 and IF go to ileum and.....

Definition
attached to receptors that encytose into the ileal cells removing b12 from IF and attaching it to Transcobalamine 2 and goes into the blood.
Term

after b12 and IF endocytose into ileal cell it dettaches from IF and attaches to what?

 

Definition
Transcobalamine II
Term
Destruction of Parietal cells= no IF= what deficieny?
Definition
Pernicious anemia ( where antibodies destroy parietal cells=no IF)
Term
low intestinal ph=what disease?
Definition
zollinger ellison syndrome
Term
b12 unique ability with storage
Definition
stores for 3-5 yrs
Term
which vitamin is recommended with aging
Definition
b12
Term
3 forms of pyridoxine
Definition

pyridoxine

pyridoxal

pyridoxamine

Term
b6 functions
Definition

myelin synthesis

heme synthesis

Term
myelin synthesis is done by which 2 vitamins
Definition
b6 and 12
Term
b6 deficiency
Definition
microcytic anemia (due to impaired heme synthesis)
Term
neurologic problems and neural tube problems are because of deficiencies in what vitamins?
Definition
folate, b12, b6
Term
another name for vitamin c
Definition
ascorbic acid
Term
vitamin c functions
Definition

antioxidant

hydroxylation (recharging iron containing enzymes-adding an oh group)

Term
hydroxylation does what to collagen?
Definition
inc cross linking=strengthening of collagen
Term
smokers have a higher need for what vitamin
Definition
vit c
Term
vitamin c deficiency
Definition
scurvy (hemorrhagic, hyperkeratosis, hypochondriasis)
Term
indicator for vit d status
Definition
25 OH D3
Term
calcitriol is formed in what organ?
Definition
kidney as the 2nd step in vit d activation
Term
7 dehydrocholesterol is found
Definition
on the skin
Term
25 OH D3 is formed in what organ?
Definition
liver
Term
7 dehydrocholesterol is converted to _____on the ________
Definition

d3

skin

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