Medicinal chemistry Chapter 12 Vitamins
Medicinal chemistry Chapter 12 Vitamins
Chapter 12 Vitamins Section 1 Fat soluble vitamins Section 2 Water Soluble vitamins
Chapter 12 Vitamins • Section 1 Fat Soluble Vitamins • Section 2 Water Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin Vitamin is any of various fat-soluble or water soluble organic substances essential in minute amounts for normal growth and activity of the body and obtained naturally from plant and animal foods Vitamins act as catalysts; very often either the vitamins themselves are coenzymes or they form integral parts of coenzymes
Vitamin • Vitamin is Any of various fat-soluble or watersoluble organic substances essential in minute amounts for normal growth and activity of the body and obtained naturally from plant and animal foods. • Vitamins act as catalysts; very often either the vitamins themselves are coenzymes, or they form integral parts of coenzymes
Classification Vitamins are divided into two groups: fat soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins The fat-soluble vitamins include vitamin.d, e and K The water-soluble vitamins include the vitamin B complex and vitamin c, etc
Classification • Vitamins are divided into two groups: fatsoluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins. • The fat-soluble vitamins include vitamin A, D, E, and K. • The water-soluble vitamins include the vitamin B complex and vitamin C, etc
Section 1 Fat Soluble vitamins Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the liver and fatty tissues, and are eliminated much more slowly than water-soluble vitamins Diseases caused by a lack of fat-soluble vitamins are rare, but some health problems may decrease the absorption of fat, and in turn decrease the absorption of vitamins a, d e and K and result in deficiency
Section 1 Fat Soluble Vitamins • Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the liver and fatty tissues, and are eliminated much more slowly than water-soluble vitamins. • Diseases caused by a lack of fat-soluble vitamins are rare, but some health problems may decrease the absorption of fat, and in turn, decrease the absorption of vitamins A, D, E and K and result in deficiency