Vitamins and Coenzymes — Flashcards

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

Vitamin C is found in _____ and vegetables

Vitamin A is found in _____ and leafy vegetables

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is a precursor to _____ and FMN

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a cofactor for _____ and methylmalonyl-CoA mutase

Vitamin _____ prevents squamous metaplasia

Nutritional status of _____ can be assessed by measuring the activity of the RBC glutathione reductase

Hint: vitamin

Niacin (Vitamin B3) _____ decreases serum triglycerides by decreasing hepatic VLDL secretion

_____ excretion test has been used in diagnosing the deficiency of folic acid.

Vitamin _____ deficiency is characterized by cheilosis and corneal vascularization