vita. classi. enu.

🧈 Fat-Soluble Vitamins — Names and Nicknames 🧈

1️⃣ A — anti-night blindness / anti-xerophthalmic 👁️ 2️⃣ D — anti-rachitic / sunshine vitamin ☀️ 3️⃣ E — antioxidant / anti-sterility 🛡️ 4️⃣ K — anti-hemorrhagic / coagulation vitamin 🩸

💧 Water-Soluble Vitamins — Names and Forms 💧

1️⃣ B1 — Thiamine ⚡ 2️⃣ B2 — Riboflavin 🟡 3️⃣ B3 — Niacin 🌿 4️⃣ B6 — Pyridoxine 🔬 5️⃣ B7 — Biotin / Vitamin H 💇 6️⃣ B9 — Folic acid 🧬 7️⃣ B12 — Cyanocobalamin 🔵 8️⃣ C — Ascorbic acid / anti-scurvy ⚓

🅰️ Three Forms of Vitamin A 🅰️

1️⃣ Retinol — Vitamin A alcohol 🍶 2️⃣ Retinal — Vitamin A aldehyde 👁️ 3️⃣ Retinoic acid — Vitamin A acid 🧪

☀️ Two Forms of Vitamin D ☀️

1️⃣ D2 — Ergocalciferol — plant origin 🌿 2️⃣ D3 — Cholecalciferol — animal / skin origin 🐟☀️ provitamin = 7-dehydrocholesterol 🔬

🛡️ Four Forms of Vitamin E 🛡️

1️⃣ α-tocopherol 2️⃣ β-tocopherol 3️⃣ γ-tocopherol 4️⃣ δ-tocopherol 🔬 (alpha is the main active form! ⭐)

🩸 Two Forms of Vitamin K 🩸

1️⃣ K1 — Phylloquinone — plants / green leafy vegetables 🥬 2️⃣ K2 — Menaquinone — animals / synthesised by intestinal flora 🦠

🩸 Clotting Factors Requiring Vitamin K 🩸

1️⃣ Factor II — Prothrombin 2️⃣ Factor VII 3️⃣ Factor IX 4️⃣ Factor X ⚙️ (gamma-carboxylation of all four! 🔬