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Vitamins: Water soluble vitamins-6
WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS
VITAMIN CHOLINE, LIPOIC ACID & P
Vitamins | Choline | Lipoic acid | Vitamin P |
Other names |
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| Citrin |
Discovered by | Best |
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Daily requirement | Not yet known |
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Sources | Egg yolk, liver, kidney, leafy vegetables, germinating cereal grains | Sources of vit. B1 | Citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables |
Functions | Lipotrophic factor which prevents excessive development of fatty liver. Formation of acetyl choline. | Act as a co-enzyme for decarboxylases in decarboxy-lation of pyruvic acid and ?- ketoglutaric acid. | Controls permeability and fragility of capillary walls to plasma proteins. |
Deficiency | Liver cirrhosis. Hemorrhagic changes in kidneys. |
| Subcutaneous bleeding. |
VITAMIN A & D
VITAMIN E & K
VITAMIN B1 & B2
VITAMIN B3 & B5
VITAMIN B6 & B7
VITAMIN B9 & B12
VITAMIN C & INOSITOL
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