NUTR 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Flavin Mononucleotide
11 Oct 2018
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Vitamins: organic compounds needed in diet in small amounts to promote and regulate chemical reactions and processes needed for growth, reproduction and maintenance of health. Fortification: process of adding nutrients to foods, such as the addition of vitamin d to milk. Enrichment: food that has had nutrients added to restore those lost in processing to a level equal to our higher than originally present. Bioavailability: term that refers to how well a nutrient can be absorbed and used by body. Provitamin: compound converted into active form of a vitamin in body. Coenzymes: small nonprotein organic molecules that act as carriers of electrons or atoms in metabolic reactions and are necessary for the proper functioning of many enzymes. Many b vitamins function together in metabolism= thiamin, niacin, serve as coenzymes for reactions that release energy from carbs, fats and proteins and alcohol.
