BIO 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Vitamin B6
24 Dec 2020
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Occur in many of the same foods, so a lack of one b vitamin may mean others are also low in the diet. B- vitamin deficiency symptoms typically occur in the brain, nervous system, skin, and gi tract. Several b-vitamins are in whole grains, but are removed during milling process. To counter these losses, flour in us is enriched with 4 b vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folate) Helps release energy from carbohydrates and certain amino acids. Beriberi ( i cant, i cant )- deficiency of not getting enough thiamin. Symptoms- weakness, loss of appetite, irritability, nervous tingling throughout body, poor arm and leg coordination, deep muscle pain in the calves, enlarged heart, and sometime sever edema. Rda -1. 1-1. 2 milligrams per day for women. Pork products, whole grains, ready to eat cereals, enriched grains. Symptoms of riboflavin deficiency- inflammation of mouth and tongue, dermatitis, cracking of tissue around corners of the mouth, sensitivity to the sun, and confusion.
