Vitamins and Coenzymes — Flashcards

Vitamin _____ is also known as pantothenic acid

Vitamin _____ is also known as biotin

Vitamin _____ excess can increase risk of iron toxicity in predisposed individuals (e.g. those with transfusions, hemochromatosis)

_____ is also known as cholecalciferol.

Folate may be converted to _____ via the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase

The main importance of the cofactor THF (Tetrahydrofolate) is that it can be given a _____ group for use in methylation reactions

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

Calcitriol _____ maturation of osteoblasts, thereby increasing bone formation.

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

Vitamin _____ deficiency may be caused by excessive ingestion of raw eggs, which contain avidin