Notes of vitamins

Vitamin Common Source Deficiency Symptoms Functions

name disease

B1 Thiamine Wheat, gram, Beri-beri/poly Loss of Form

peanuts, neuritis/cardi appetite, coenzymes in
yeast, beans ovascular fatigue, muscle carbohydrate
atrophy atrophy, metabolism
paralysis, and help in
Cardiomegaly pentose
metabolism

B2 Riboflavin Yeast, Liver Cheilosis, Eye Inflam- Part of

vitamin-G or Milk,Cheese, Glossitis, mation and coenzymes
Yellow Leafy Keratitis Lip sores (FMN and
Enzyme Vegetables FAD) in ETC
and
Intestinal
Bacteria
B3 Niacin/ Yeast Gram, Pellagra, Scaly skin, Part of coenzymes
Vitamin 4-D/ Peanuts and Diarrhoea, Dehydration, NAD and
PP-Factor Meat Dermatitis, Loss of NADP that acts as
Dementia, Memory hydrogen
Death (4-D acceptors and donors
Syndrome) for
functioning of gastro -
intestinal
tract, and nervous
system

B5 Pantothenic Yeast Peas, Burning Abnormal Part of coenzyme A in

acid, Yeast Liver, Max. feet Adrenal cell res-
Factor in Wheat syndrome functioning, piration, require for
Honey Nerve nerve for-
degeneration mation, Formation of
acetylcholine, For
normal adre-
nal gland
B6 Pyridoxine Meat Milk, Nausea and Skin lesions, Part of coenzymes
Wheat, Liver, Vomiting CNS pyridoxal
Banana disorders and phosphate require in
convulsions forma-
tion of amino acids
and glyco-
gen synthesis

B9 Folic acid/ Liver, Green Macrocytic Impairment Part of coenzymes in

Folacin/ Vegetables, anaemia of antibody nucleic
Vitamin-M Banana and synthesis and acid (Purine and
Oranges stunted pyrimidine)
growth synthesis and protein
Ulceration in synthesis,
mouth Erythropoiesis, Cell
division in bone
marrow
B12 Cyano - Liver and Pernicious Large and Coenzymes for nucleic
Cobalamin Eggs anaemia immature acid
(Megalo RBC synthesis
blastic nucleated
anaemia) RBC's
without
hemoglobin

C Ascorbic Amla, Scurvy, Bleeding Play an important role in

Acid Citrus fruits, anaemia, gums,Loose collagen formation,
Tomatoes joint pain teeth, functioning of adrenal
anemia and gland,
painful anti-oxidant,
swollen joints erythropoiesis,
absorption of Ca+2 and
Fe+2
D Calciferol Fish oil, liver, Rickets in Weak and Facilitates Ca
egg yolk, milk Children and Soft bones, and P
Osteomalacia distorted absorption
in Adults skeleton and by intestine
poor
muscular
development

E Tocopherol/ Leafy Macrocytic Destruction Antioxidant

Antisterility/ Vegetables, Anaemia, of RBC and plays an
Beauty Cereals and Muscular im-
Vitamin Vegetable dystrophy portant role in
oils ETS, Selenium
metabolism,
formation of
RNA, DNA and
RBC
A Retinol Yellow and Night Keratinisation Prevent
Green blindness of skin, keratinization
Vegetables, (Nyctalopia) respiratory of
Fruits, Milk Xerophthalmia and epithelia
and Butter Dermatitis urinogenital
tract

K Menadione/ Leafy Severe Slow or Synthesis of

Phylloquinone Vegetables, bleeding delayed prothrombin for
Soybean oil blood normal blood
and clotting clotting,
Intestinal Present
Bacteria in intestinal
bacteria
H Biotin/ Vegetables Dermatitis Scaly skin Coenzyme in
Vitamin-B7/ and Fresh Muscle pain fatty acid
Anti Avidin Fruits, Liver, and synthesis and
Milk, Eggs weakness change of
pyruvate into
OAA