VITAMINS AND COENZYMES QUIZ

Which of these is a vitamin A precursor?

Thiamine

Cobalamin

Beta-Carotene

Pyridoxine

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A deficiency of niacin causes

scurvy

pellagra

cataract

anemia

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The vitamin riboflavin is part of the __________ molecule.

pyrophosphate

pyridoxal phosphat

ferredoxin

FAD

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Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) is only synthesized by

plants

animals

fishes

micro-organisms

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An early sign of retinol deficiencies in man is

keratinization

night blindness

none of these

xeropthalmia

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Main function of insulin hormone is to

increase blood sugar

increase glycogen in liver

decrease blood sugar

decrease glycogen in liver

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The vitamin niacin is part of the __________ molecule.

pyrophosphate

pyridoxal phosphate

ferredoxin

NAD+

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Vitamin B12 is useful in the prevention and treatment of

scurvy

cataract

pernicious anemia

beri-beri

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Which of these hormones is a catecholamine?

Follitropin

Norepinephrine

Tetrahydrofolate

Tetraiodothyronine

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A deficiency of Vitamin K results in a decreased level of

fibrinogen

thrombin

prothrombin

fibrin

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