Vitamins and Coenzymes — Flashcards

Vitamin _____ is also known as pantothenic acid

Severe deficiencies of vitamin _____ can lead to pellagra

_____ converts Vitamin D3 into 25-hydroxyvitamin D (calcidiol)

Vitamin _____ is also known as biotin

In addition to ingestion of raw eggs, vitamin B7 (biotin) deficiency may occur with _____ use or biotinidase deficiency

At _____ levels, vitamin D increases bone resorption

Vitamin _____ is an essential component of coenzyme A and fatty acid synthase

Calcitriol _____ maturation of osteoblasts, thereby increasing bone formation.

At _____ levels, vitamin D increases bone mineralization

Lack of one enzyme of the _____ pathway called L-gulonolactone oxidase in humans explains why ascorbic acid (vitamin C) cannot be endogenously synthesized