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Water soluble vitamins include vitamin B complex, Vitamin C and Biotin.
It maintains health of specialized tissue like retina, also promotes the development of teeth, soft and skeletal tissue.
Vitamins |
Chemical name |
Solubility |
Deficiency disease |
Food source |
Vitamin A |
Retinol |
Fat |
Night blindness, hyperkeratosis, keratomalacia |
Fish, dairy products, orange, green vegetables |
Vitamin B1 |
Thiamine |
Water |
Beri-Beri, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome |
Grains, brown rice, potatoes, liver, eggs |
Vitamin B2 |
Riboflavin |
Water |
Angular stomatitis, glossitis |
Dairy products, banana, green beans |
Vitamin B3 |
Niacin |
Water |
Pellagra |
Meat, fish, eggs, mushrooms |
Vitamin B5 |
Pantothenic acid |
Water |
Paresthesia |
Meat, broccoli, avocados |
Vitamin B6 |
Pyridoxine |
Water |
Anemia, peripheral neuropathy |
Meat, vegetables, tree nuts |
Vitamin B7 |
Biotin |
Water |
Dermatitis |
Raw egg yolk, liver, peanuts, leafy vegetables |
Vitamin B9 |
Folic acid |
Water |
Megaloblastic anemia, neural tube defects |
Leafy vegetable, pasta, bread |
Vitamin B12 |
Methylcobalamin |
Water |
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia |
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs |
Vitamin C |
Ascorbic acid |
Water |
Scurvy |
Many fruits and vegetables, liver |
Vitamin D |
Cholecalciferol |
Fat |
Rickets, osteomalacia< /p> |
Eggs, liver, mushrooms |
Vitamin E |
Tocopherols |
Fat |
Hemolytic anemia in infants |
Many fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, seed oil |
Vitamin K |
Menaquinones |
Fat |
Bleeding diathesis |
Spinach, egg yolk, liver |
1. What are vitamins?
A. Biomolecules
B. Organic nutrients
C. Inorganic nutrients
D. Both B and C
2. Vitamins are classified in how many groups?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
3. What is the main basis for the classification of the vitamins?
A. Structure
B. Functions
C. Solubility
D. Composition
4. Which vitamin is also known as niacin?
A. Vitamin B3
B. Vitamin E
C. Vitamin B5
D. Vitamin D
5. Deficiency of which vitamin causes rickets?
A. Vitamin B3
B. Vitamin E
C. Vitamin B5
D. Vitamin D
6. Which vitamin is composed a six-member ring attached to 11-carbon side chain?
A. Vitamin B1
B. Vitamin K
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin A
7. Which vitamin helps in blood coagulation?
A. Vitamin B1
B. Vitamin K
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin A
8. Match the following-
a. Vitamin B12 1. biotin
b. Vitamin B1 2. Ascorbic acid
c. Vitamin C 3. Thiamine
d. Vitamin H 4. cynocobalamine
9. Which of the following is the function of Vitamin A?
A. Development of teeth
B. Maintaining healthy retina
C. Development of soft tissue
D. All of the above
10. Which vitamin acts as a co-enzyme in carboxylase reactions?
A. Thiamine
B. Biotin
C. Niacin
D. Pyridoxine
11. Which enzyme is also known as folic acid?
A. B12
B. Vitamin K
C. Vitamin B5
D. None of the above
12. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. Vitamins are classifies according to its structure
B. Biotin works as co-enzyme
C. Vitamin K works for blood coagulation
D. Vitamin E works for healthy functioning of circulatory systems
13. Which vitamin is the component of acetyl-CoA and ACP?
A. B9
B. Vitamin K
C. Vitamin B5
C. All of the above
14. Which vitamin serves as reducing agent?
A. Biotin
B. Folic acid
C. Ascorbic acid
D. Pyridoxine
15. Which vitamin consists of pyrimidine ring attached to thiazole ring?
A. Vitamin B1
B. Vitamin K
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin A
ANSWERS:-
1. Organic nutrients
2. 2
3. Solubility
4. Vitamin B3
5. Vitamin D
6. Vitamin A
7. Vitamin K
8. a – 4 b – 3 c – 2 d – 1
9. All of the above
10. Biotin
11. None of the above
12. Vitamins are classifies according to its structure
13. Vitamin B5
14. Ascorbic acid
15. Vitamin B1
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REFERENCE:- Pankaja Naik- Biochemistry; 4th edition; page no:- 353-375
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