Nutrition Exam 3

What is the generic name for Vitamin E

What nutrient strengthen cell membrane and augment such functions as drug metabolism, heme bio synthesis, and neuromuscular function?

Phylloquinone

Menanquinones:

Vitamin K deficiency in liver diseases is characterized by

Deficiency of this nutrient can cause hemorrhagic diseases in newborn

The formation and stablization of collagen and conversion of tyrosine to catecholamines results in

This vitamin is a heat labile coenzyme for transketolase in pentose monophosphate shunt

This vitamin is aggravated by magnesium deficiency, and sleep disorders

Wernecki’s encephalopathy is associated with which vitamin?

Flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide comprise of

What vitamin efficiency is met by the conversion of dietary tryptophan?

What vitamin is a cofactor NAD and NADP

What vitamin lowers cholesterol and triglycerides and could result in pellagra if there is a deficiency?

Deficiency of this vitamin can result in hyerhomocystemia

This vitamin is water soluble but in extremely high doses may cause peripheral neuropathy

Deficiency of this vitamin can result in megaloblastic anemia, decreased platelets, glositits, nausea, and diarrhea. Boiling food in large quantities can result in its’ destruction.

What are the antagonists for folate?

Gastric resection and crohn’s disease can cause decreased levels of

Vitamin B 12 is stored in the

This vitamin is a coenzyme for several enzymes that transport carboxyl units in tissue, and is bound to protein

This vitamin plays an integral role in gluconeogenesis, lipogenesis, and fatty acid synthesis

This vitamin is destroyed by heat, part of coenzyme A, and in the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins