Vitamin/विटामिन

                                                                    

                                            Vitamin

Vitamin = Vital + Amine

Types of vitamin –

1.Vitamin-A

2.Vitamin-D

3.Vitamin-E

4.Vitamin-K

5.Vitamin-B

6.Vitamin-C

1.Vitamin-A – It is also called Retinol. It’s an anti-infection and anticancer vitamin. It’s mainly divided in two types – I. A₁ – for eye side.

II. A₂ – epithelial lining and tear formation.

Source- carrot, green vegetables, papaya, mango, spinach.

Disease – Night blindness, Xerophthalmia.

2.Vitamin-D – It is also called sunshine vitamin & Calciferol. It is formed by cholesterol present in skin in present of UV light. It is only vitamin that behaves like a hormone. It is essential for bones and teeth.

Source – Cod-liver oil, Shark liver oil.

Disease – Rickets (in children), Oestomalacia (in adults).

3.Vitamin-E – It is also called Tocopherol, anti-sterility & beauty vitamin. It removes dark spots, wrinkles on skin.

Source – egg, cotton seed oil, flesh.

Disease – sterility

4.Vitamin-K – It is also called Naphthoquinone, anti-hemorrhagic vitamin. It helps in blood clotting. It is essential for formation of prothrombin.

Source – carrot, tomato, liver, green vegetables.

Disease – lateness in blood clotting.

5.Vitamin-B₁ – It is also called thymine. It is a neurotrophic vitamin.

Source – rice, wheat, egg, fish.

Disease – Beriberi, Wernicke’s encephalopathy, Korsakoff psychosis.

6.Vitamin-B₂ – It is also called Riboflavin/Vitamin-G/Lacto Flavin. It is a coloring agent. It is essential for formation of FMN and FAD. This vitamin is responsible for milk’s yellow color and urine’s yellow color, when we took B complex tabs.

Source – cow’s milk, egg, liver, yeast.

Disease – Angular Stomatitis, Ulcer in mouth.

7.Vitamin-B₃ – It is also called Niacin/Nicotinic acid. It is an anti-pellagra factor or pellagra preventing vitamin. It forms essential components of NAD & NADP.

Source – milk, yeast, egg, kidney, liver.

Disease – Pellagra = 3D = Dementia, Diarrhea, Dermatitis.

8.Vitamin-B₅ – It is also called Pantothenic acid. It helps in formation of acetyl choline. Normally it’s deficiency not found.

Source – kidney, yeast, milk, egg, liver.

Disease – Burning feet syndrome.

9.Vitamin-B₆ – It is also called Pyridoxine/Anti dermatitis vitamin.

Source – liver, flesh, yeast, egg.

Disease – Dermatitis.

10.Vitamin-B₇ – It is also called Biotin/Vitamin-H/Anti egg white injury factor.

Source – vegetables, yeast, egg, wheat.

Disease – Pain in muscles.

11.Vitamin-B₉ – It is also called Folic acid/Vitamin-M. it is essential in RBC and DNA formation.

Source – yeast, milk, egg, liver, soya bean.

Disease – Megaloblastic Anemia.

12.Vitamin-B₁₂ – It is also called Cyanocobalamin/Extrinsic factor of Casefile. It helps in RBC and DNA formation.

Source – egg, milk, yeast, flesh, liver.

Disease – Megaloblastic Anemia, From Intrinsic factor’s deficiency Vitamin-B₁₂ also deficiencies which is called Pernicious Anemia.

13.Vitamin-C – It is also called Ascorbic acid/Anti scurvy/Anti-viral/Anti-cancer/Anti-rabies. It is essential for healing of wounds. Most common deficiency.

Source – tomato, citrus family, orange, lemon, guava.

Disease – Scurvy – pain in joints, deficiency in immunity, lateness in healing of wounds.

*Some important points –

1.Most common anemia – Microblastic-anemia (from Iron’s deficiency).

2.Anti-cancer vitamin – A & C

3.Anti-Oxidant vitamin – A, C & E

4.Vitamins which are soluble in oil/fat – A, D, E & K

5.Vitamins which are soluble in water – B & C