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This presentation provides an overview of vitamins, including their classification, functions, sources, and mechanisms of action. It discusses both water soluble vitamins (B vitamins and vitamin C) and fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K).

Vitamins are divided into two groups: fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K which are stored in the liver, and water-soluble B vitamins and vitamin C which are not stored. The document then provides details on individual B vitamins, including their functions, sources, and deficiency symptoms.

What are vitamins? A nutrient needed in very small amounts but essential to body functioning. Removing a vitamin from the diet will eventually cause deficiency (lack of) symptoms. Function of...

The document outlines the two types of vitamins - fat soluble (A, D, E, K) and water soluble (B complex, C) - and provides details on individual vitamins, including their roles, deficiency symptoms, dietary sources, and recommended daily values.

1. Why are vitamins and minerals called micronutrients? They are needed in smaller amounts than other nutrients. 2. Why are some vitamins considered to be antioxidants? They protect body cells...

Lecture 6 Vitamins and Coenzymes. Outline. Classification of vitamins Structure of vitamins Features and functions of vitamins as coenzyme. Introduction. Some enzymes require cofactors for activity -- Essential ions mostly metal ions : Zn 2+ ,Fe 2+. Download Presentation.