This document summarizes various B vitamins, their active forms, functions, and deficiency signs and symptoms. The B vitamins act as coenzymes in crucial metabolic processes like energy production from carbohydrates, fatty acid synthesis, and amino acid metabolism. Deficiencies can result in diseases like beriberi, pellagra, megaloblastic anemia. Vitamin C acts as a coenzyme for proline and lysine hydroxylation and its deficiency causes scurvy. Vitamins A and D are also summarized for their roles in cell differentiation, vision, and bone health.
This document summarizes various B vitamins, their active forms, functions, and deficiency signs and symptoms. The B vitamins act as coenzymes in crucial metabolic processes like energy production from carbohydrates, fatty acid synthesis, and amino acid metabolism. Deficiencies can result in diseases like beriberi, pellagra, megaloblastic anemia. Vitamin C acts as a coenzyme for proline and lysine hydroxylation and its deficiency causes scurvy. Vitamins A and D are also summarized for their roles in cell differentiation, vision, and bone health.
This document summarizes various B vitamins, their active forms, functions, and deficiency signs and symptoms. The B vitamins act as coenzymes in crucial metabolic processes like energy production from carbohydrates, fatty acid synthesis, and amino acid metabolism. Deficiencies can result in diseases like beriberi, pellagra, megaloblastic anemia. Vitamin C acts as a coenzyme for proline and lysine hydroxylation and its deficiency causes scurvy. Vitamins A and D are also summarized for their roles in cell differentiation, vision, and bone health.