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Vitamin(s)

Vitamin(s) (vitaminum; lat. vita – life + the Arab amine – true, safe) – the irreplaceable components of food of an organic origin which are in food in trace volumes, not relating to plastic materials or energy sources, but taking part in regulation of physiological and biological processes.

Allocate:

  • Vitamin A – Retinolum, дегидроретинол, a retinal; provitamins A – carotinoids;
  • A-aldehyde vitamin – ретинальдегид;
  • A-acid vitamin – retinoic acid;
  • A-alcohol vitamin – Retinolum;
  • B1 vitamin – thiamin, aneurine;
  • B2 vitamin – Riboflavinum, lactoflavin;
  • B4 vitamin – sincaline;
  • B6 vitamin – a pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, пиридоксаль;
  • B8 vitamin – an inositol, inositol;
  • B9 vitamin – folic acid;
  • B12 vitamin – cyanocobalamine, hydroxycobalamine, methylcobalamine, 5-dezoksiadenozilkobalamin;
  • B13 vitamin (outdate) – orotovy acid;
  • B15 vitamin – pangamovy acid;
  • Bc vitamin – folic acid;
  • Vitamin of W – a carnitine, a left carnitine, a L-carnitine;
  • Bx vitamin – paraaminobenzoic acid;
  • Vitamin C – ascorbic acid;
  • Vitamin D – a calciferol(s);
  • D2 vitamin – ergocalciferol;
  • D3 vitamin – cholecalciferol;
  • Vitamin E – tokoferola, tokotriyenola;
  • Vitamin F – fatty acids irreplaceable (olein, arachidonic, linoleic, linolenic);
  • Vitamin H – biotin;
  • Vitamin K – phylloquinones;
  • Vitamin M – folic acid, folate;
  • Vitamin P – bioflavonoids (Rutinum, meletin, hesperidin, эриодиктин, anthocyans, catechins and others);
  • PP vitamin – niacin;
  • Vitamin U (synonym: S-metilmetionin) – the general name of vitaminopodobny substances – a metilmetioninsulfoniya of chloride and a metilmetioninsulfoniya.
 
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