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ANSC*4560 Structures etc
structures vitamin names etc
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Nutrition
Undergraduate 4
09/17/2014

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Term
Vitamin E is also known as...
Definition
alpha-tocopherol
Term
Phylloquinone is also known as...
Definition
Vit K1
Term
Vit K2 is also known as...
Definition
menaquinone
Term
Vit K3 is also known as...
Definition
menadione
Term
Vit D2 is also known as....

What makes it different than D3?
Definition
ergocalciferol

double bond on the branch coming off of the cholesterol portion of the molecule
Term
Vit B1 is also known as....
Definition
thiamin
Term
Vit B2 is also known as...
Definition
riboflavin
Term
Vit B3 is also known as...
Definition
niacin
Term
Vit C is also known as...
Definition
ascorbic acid
Term
Why is ascorbic acid not essential for cats and dogs?
Definition
they can manufacture it in the liver
Term
What amino acid is required in most animal species for proper growth & development?
Definition
arginine
Term
What amino acid is used to conjugated bile acids in dogs but not cats?
Definition
glycine
Term
What amino acid is used to conjugate bile acid in cats?
Definition
taurine
Term
What tissue may be able to synthesize arachidonic acid in female reproducing cats?
Definition
the uterus
Term
What amino acid deficiency might lead to cataracts in cats?
Definition
histidine
Term
What fatty acid produced by hindgut fermentation do colonocytes prefer to use as an energy substrate
Definition
butyric acid
Term
What non-essential AA are cats not able to tolerate in high levels?
Definition
glutamate
Term
The presence of what amino acid may partly reduce the need for phenylalanine in the diet?
Definition
tyrosine
Term
Vit B6 is known as...
Definition
pyroxidine
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