[PCOG-LEC-FIN-01-PT1] VITAMINS AND VITAMIN-CONTAINING DRUGS

THIS FLASHCARDS IS ABOUT [PCOG] VITAMINS AND VITAMIN-CONTAINING DRUGS

Vitamins

These are organic substances, not synthesized within the body, that are essential in small amounts for the maintenance of normal metabolic function.

(Present in many animals and vegetable food sourcees)

Vitamins

These are used as a special dietary supplements or a drugs.

Accessory Food Factors

Vitamins are formerly known as?

Deficiency Diseases

Vitamins absence from the diet causes?

Beriberi

Which deficiency disease arises from the absence of Vitamin B1?

Scurvy

Which deficiency disease arises from the absence of Vitamin C?

Rickets

Which deficiency disease arises from the absence of Vitamin D?

1. Inadequate dietary intake

2. Increased metabolic requirements

3. Impaired intestinal absorption

4. Iatrogenic situations

What are the (4) Generic Categories of Deficiency States?

• Alcoholic

• Aged

• Impoverished

These (3) are the reasons why people have Inadequate Dietary Intake:

Hint: AAI

• Pregnant

• Lactating mothers

• Major surgery

• Severe infections

These (3) are the reasons why there is an Increased Metabolic Requirements:

Hint: PLMS

Severe GI disorder

This is the reason why there is an Impaired Intestinal Absorption:

Prolonged used of broad-spectrum antibiotics

This is the reason why there is an Iatrogenic Situations:

Green leafy vegetables

Vitamin K can be found in?

Supplemental Info

Vitamins do not give energy nor utilized as building units for cellular structure.

1. Coenzyme

2. Biosynthesis of Essential Components

3. Metabolism of Carbohydrates

4. Metabolic Carboxylation

5. Membrane Transport

6. Metabolic Oxidation

What are the (6) Physiological Functions of Vitamins?

Coenzymes

Vitamins acts as __________ in the metabolic processes or biosynthesis of essential components.

(e.g., Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Formation of Collagen etc.)

Supplemental Info

There are substances within the body that do not become active unless a vitamin is absent.

1. 1911

2. Amine

3. Beriberi

The term vitamin was derived in (1)_____, when an (2)_____ was isolated from rice brand and it was thought to prevent (3)_____.

Vital Amine

The essential amine was originally called a “__________” and is now referred to as a vitamin.

Supplemental Info

Not all vitamins are amines. Vitamins A, C, D, E, and K lack a nitrogen functional group in their structures. In short, vitamins are chemically diverse.

Supplemental Info

Cyanocobalamin is a complex molecule.

• Fat-Soluble Vitamins

• Water-Soluble Vitamins

What are the (2) Broad Groups of Vitamins Based On Their Solubility?