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| Pantothenic
acid, which is also known as vitamin B5, takes its name from the Greek
word "panto" meaning "everywhere" as it is found in a wide range of foods.
It is also synthesized by intestinal bacteria |
| Riboflavin,
also kown as vitamin B2, was the second B complex vitamin to be discovered.
In pure form it is a yellow-orange, water soluble compound. |
| Thiamin, which is also known as vitamin B1, was the first B vitamin to be discovered. In the human body, thiamin is found in high concentrations in the muscles, heart, liver, kidneys |
| Vitamin
B12, which is also known as cobalamin, was the last B vitamin to be
identified. |
| Vitamin B6 is a family of chemically-related compounds including pyridoxamine and pyridoxal which are found in animal products, and pyridoxine which is found in plants. |
| Vitamin c: Humans are among the few species that cannot manufacture vitamin C and must obtain it from food. |
| The
first vitamin to be discovered, vitamin A was identified in 1913 when
two American scientists showed that butter and egg yolk contained a substance
which was necessary for healthy growth in rats. |
| Vitamin
D is both a hormone and a vitamin.?There are three forms of vitamin
D: vitamin D1 (calciferol), vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3
(cholecalciferol). |
| Vitamin E
was discovered in the 1920s when rats fed a vitamin E- deficient diet
became unable to reproduce; but it was not officially considered essential
for humans until 1966. |
| Vitamin K
was discovered in 1929. It is a group of three fat soluble vitamins:
vitamin K1 , vitamin K2 , and vitamin K3. |
| Carotenes are a group of highly colored plant compounds, some of which can be converted into vitamin A in the intestinal wall and liver, as the body
requires. They are also referred to as carotenoids. |
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