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Vitamins: Water soluble-5: Sources, Functions, Deficiency etc
WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS
VITAMIN C & INOSITOL
Vitamins | Vitamin C | Inositol |
Other names | Ascorbic acid or Antiscorbutic vitamin | Mouse antialopecia factor |
Discovered by | King (isolated from lemon juice) | Wolley et al |
Daily requirement | 50 mg | Not yet known |
Sources | Citrus fruits, pineapple, grapes, leafy vegetables, green pepper. Absent in animal sources. | Muscles, liver, kidney, brain, vegetables, fruits, yeast. |
Functions | Tyrosine metabolism Controls functioning of fibroblasts, osteoblasts. Healing of wounds. Blood formation. Absorption of Fe. Resistance to cold. | Stimulates the growth of mice ?spectacle eye? condition in rats can be treated. Regulates human blood cholesterol level. |
Deficiency | Scurvy | Reduced growth and alopecia in mice. Hemorrhagic degeneration of adrenal glands. |
Hypervitaminosis of vitamin C causes laxative effect |
VITAMIN A & D
VITAMIN E & K
VITAMIN B1 & B2
VITAMIN B3 & B5
VITAMIN B6 & B7
VITAMIN B9 & B12
VITAMIN CHOLINE, LIPOIC ACID & P
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