vitaminer

water-soluble vitamins? vitamin B(1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12) and C

fat-soluble vitamins? vitamins A, D, E, K

which fat-soluble works as cofactor? vitamin K

which fat-soluble behave like hormones? vitamin A and D

Vitamin A trivial name? retinol, retinal, retinoic acid

vitamin D trivial name? calcitriol

vitamin E trivial name? tocopherols

vitamin K trivial name? phylloquinone, menaquinone

are water-soluble vitamins stored in the body? no, except for vitamin B12

what do B-complex vitamins do? serve as coenzymes

vitamin B1 trivial name? thiamine

vitamin B1 active form? thiamine pyrophosphate

vitamin B2 trivial name? riboflavin

what is vitamin B2 part of? FADH2

vitamin B3 trivial name? niacin

what is vitamin B3 part of? NADH+H+ and NADPH+H+

what are NADH+H+ and NADPH+H+ (vitamin B3)? reducing cofactors

is vitamin B3 a true vitamin? no, it can be synthesized from tryptophan

vitamin B5 trivial name? panthothenic acid

what is vitamin B5 part of? coenzyme A

how many parts does coenzyme A consist off? three parts

vitamin B6 trivial name? Pyridoxine

active form of vitamin B6? pyridoxal-5-phosphate

vitamin B7 trivial name? biotin

vitamin B9 trivial name? folate

vitamin B12 trivial name? cobalamin

what is vitamin B9 and B12 used for? methylation

what does vitamin B9 do? what is it? methyl carrier

what does vitamin B12 do? addition of methyl group

vitamin C trivial name? ascorbic acid

what is vitamin C? antioxidant

what is vitamin E? antioxidant

what does vitamin B1 do? transfers 2C units

what is FADH2 (vitamin B2)? reducing cofactor

what does vitamin B6 do? addition or elimination of functional groups

what does vitamin B7 do? carboxylation

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