Vitamins
Who did the name 'Vitamins' come from?
Casimir Funk.
True or False. Minerals can be synthesized in the body.
False.
Antioxidants are a combination of what?
Vitamins and Minerals.
How many forms of Vitamin E are there?
Eight.
Is AT found in food naturally or synthetically?
Naturally.
What are the fat-soluble vitamins?
Vitamins A, D, E, K.
What is another name people use for minerals?
Elements.
What are the antioxidant vitamins and minerals?
Vitamins E, C. Selenium, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Riboflavin.
How are the eight kinds of vitamin E separated?
True.
What are the water soluble vitamins?
Vitamins C and B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12.
What are the three parts that minerals can be divided into?
Macrominerals, Trace minerals, Ultratrace minerals.
Superoxide dismutase converts superoxide into what?
Hydrogen peroxide.
What is the difference between the two categories?
The former have a suturated tail, while the latter have an unsaturated tail.
What is the stereochemistry?
Spatial arrangement.
What do B vitamins normally serve as?
A cofactor or Coenzyme.
How are the three categories defined?
They are defined as the amount required in the body.
What is an oxidation?
The loss of an electron.
What are the Greek letters used to define the different forms?
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta.
What is one way that stereochemistry is used?
It is used to three dimensionally depict whether a molecule is coming out towards you or away from you.
Why is there so many B vitamins?
Because the vitamins have multiple parts to them so they are named with a different subscript.
How can you also find names of minerals?
On the periodic table.
A free radical is defined as what?
A molecule with an unpaired electron in its outer orbital.
What is the major, and possibly only function of vitamin E?
It can function as an antioxidant.
What positions are the 3 chiral centers in AT located?
2, 4', and 8'.