KIN346 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Progeroid Syndromes, Ileum, Food Storage
5 Apr 2017
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Whats the vitamin, what does it do, food sources, toxicity problems and deficiency proteins. Discovered the health needs of vitamin c in british sailors. Bone cell is in a higher state of turnover (collagen) Fatigue, anemia, hemorrhaging, teeth loosening, softening of bones. Isolated an amine in rice nitrogen containing functional group. Discovered . providing an amine improved the health of thiamin deprived chickens. Referred to this amine as vital for life . therefore, we now have vital . Do not contribute to the body"s energy needs ( in terms of kcal, not a fuel source) it strengthen the enzyme needed to burn kcals. Classification: fat-soluble (adek) and water soluble (b,c) 8 b-vitamins: b1 thiamin, b2 riboflavin, b3 niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, folate, b6, b12. Absorbed directly through intestinal cells and into cv system. Vitamin b12 is stored more than other water soluble vitamins (good since we don"t need to consume on a daily basis)
