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A metallic element, atomic no. 30, atomic wt. 65.39; an essential bioelement; a number of salts of zinc are used in medicine; a cofactor in many proteins. [Ger. Zink]
generic descriptor for compounds with the biologic activity of phylloquinone; fat-soluble, thermostable compounds found in alfalfa, pork, liver, fish meal, and vegetable oils, essential
generic descriptor of tocol and tocotrienol derivatives possessing the biologic activity of ?-tocopherol; contained in various oils (e.g., wheat germ, cotton seed, palm, rice) and whole
generic descriptor for all steroids exhibiting the biologic activity of ergocalciferol or cholecalciferol, the antirachitic vitamins popularly called the ¡°sun-ray vitamins.¡± They promo
Syn: ascorbic acid WebMD Medical Reference from "Stedman's Medical Dictionary"
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pyridoxine and related compounds (pyridoxal; pyridoxamine). WebMD Medical Reference from "Stedman's Medical Dictionary"
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term formerly used to describe biologic activities now ascribed to pantothenic acid or nicotinic acid. WebMD Medical Reference from "Stedman's Med
obsolete term for nicotinamide and/or nicotinic acid; obsolete term for pantothenic acid. WebMD Medical Reference from "Stedman
obsolete term for a complex of folic acid, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, and riboflavin. WebMD Medical Reference from "Stedman's
generic descriptor for compounds exhibiting the biologic activity of cyanocobalamin; the antianemia factor of liver extract that contains cobalt, a cyano group, and corrin in a cobamide
Syn: thiamin WebMD Medical Reference from "Stedman's Medical Dictionary"
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any -beta--ionone derivative, except provitamin A carotenoids, possessing qualitatively the biologic activity of retinol; deficiency interferes with the production and resynthesis of rho
2-Amino-3-methylbutanoic acid; the l-isomer is a constituent of most proteins; a nutritionally essential amino acid. WebMD Medical Reference from
2-Amino-3-(3-indolyl)propionic acid; the l-isomer is a component of proteins; a nutritionally essential amino acid. WebMD Medical Reference from "
Name given to vitamin E by its discoverer, but now a generic term for vitamin E and compounds chemically related to it, with or without biologic activity; similar in chemical structure a
v thiamin
A heat-labile and water-soluble vitamin contained in milk, yeast, and in the germ and husk of grains; also artificially synthesized; essential for growth; a deficiency of thiamin is asso
An alkaloid resembling caffeine and theophylline in its action and chemical structure, prepared from the dried ripe seed of Theobroma cacao or made synthetically; formerly used widely as
v sterol
A steroid with one OH (alcohol) group; the systematic names contain either the prefix hydroxy- or the suffix -ol, e.g., cholesterol, ergosterol. W
A metallic element, atomic no. 11, atomic wt. 22.989768; an alkali metal oxidizing readily in air or water; its salts are found in natural biologic systems and are extensively used in me
A metallic element chemically similar to sulfur, atomic no. 34, atomic wt. 78.96; an essential trace element toxic in large quantities that is required for glutathione peroxidase and a f
A heat-stable factor of the vitamin B complex with isoalloxazine nucleotides that are coenzymes of the flavodehydrogenases. The daily adult human requirement is 1.7 mg for adult men and
v retinol
A half-carotene; an intermediate in the vision cycle, it also plays a role in growth and differentiation. Syn: vitamin A1 alcohol, vitamin A1
Macromolecules consisting of long sequences of ?-amino acids [H2N?CHR?COOH] in peptide (amide) linkage (elimination of H2O between the ?-NH2 and ?-COOH of successive residues). Prot
An alkaline metallic element, atomic no. 19, atomic wt. 39.0983, occurring abundantly in nature but always in combination; its salts are used medicinally. For organic potassium salts not
