NUTR 120 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Zinc, Yeast, Xerophthalmia
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Micronutrients vitamins are organic (contain cho) and minerals are inorganic (rocks/metals) Make charts: name, dietary sources, functions, deficiency, and toxicity + relevant info. Safe and optimal intake of vitamins/minerals (graph) : curve, optimal amount would be the. Vitamins and minerals highest points, and x=amount of nutrient. liver toxicity) + (do not work as coenzymes, but may work as hormones. ) acid, b6 (pyridoxine), folate, b12 (cobalamin), biotin, and c (ascorbic acid) All vitamins were discovered in the first half of the 20th century. Fat-soluble vitamins: a, d, e, and k (a & d are stored in the liver well, and excess can lead to. Water-soluble vitamins: b1 (thiamin), b2 (riboflavin), b3 (niacin/nicotinic acid), pantothenic. Essential, depending on where one lives, like vitamin d here. Function as catalysts/coenzymes (a+b=d ; vitamins help form the reaction by binding to. Characteristics of vitamins: the enzyme) (minerals such as iron and manganese act as co-factors, same as vitamins) back to the diet).
