Vitamins and Coenzymes — Flashcards

Vitamin _____ is also known as retinol

Vitamin _____ is necessary for hydroxylation of proline and lysine in collagen synthesis

Synthesis of vitamin B3 (niacin) requires vitamins _____ and B6

Calcitriol _____ maturation of osteoblasts, thereby increasing bone formation.

Enteric bacteria (Gut flora) produce vitamins, particularly Vitamins _____ and B9

At _____ levels, vitamin D increases bone mineralization

The _____ form of vitamin A is a constituent of visual pigments

Vitamin _____ is stored in the liver for up to 3-4 years

_____ converts 25-hydroxyvitamin D (calcidiol) into 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (aka calcitriol).

Vitamin _____ is a co-factor for the synthesis of the visual pigment rhodopsin