Vitamins: Water soluble-5: Sources, Functions, Deficiency etc
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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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