Vitamins and Coenzymes — Flashcards

Vitamin _____ is also known as retinol

Synthesis of vitamin B3 (niacin) requires vitamins _____ and B6

Vitamin _____ is necessary for hydroxylation of proline and lysine in collagen synthesis

Calcitriol _____ maturation of osteoblasts, thereby increasing bone formation.

Vitamin _____, known as ergocalciferol, is the form ingested from plants, fungi, and yeasts

At _____ levels, vitamin D increases bone mineralization

Vitamin _____ is stored in the liver for up to 3-4 years

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

Vitamin _____ is a co-factor for the synthesis of the visual pigment rhodopsin

_____ converts 25-hydroxyvitamin D (calcidiol) into 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (aka calcitriol).