| Approximate Year of discovery | Vitamin / Chemical Name | Food source | Deficiency Disease |
1913 | Vitamin A (Retinol, retinal) | Cod liver oil | Night blindness,Keratomalacia |
1910 | Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | Rice bran | Beriberi, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome |
1920 | Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | Eggs | Ariboflavinosis |
1936 | Vitamin B3 (Niacin, niacinamide) | Liver | Pellagra |
1931 | Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) | Liver | Paresthesia |
1934 | Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, pyridoxal) | Rice bran | Anemia, peripheral neuropathy. |
1931 | Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | Liver | Dermatitis, enteritis |
1941 | Vitamin B9 (Folic acid, folinic acid) | Liver | Deficiency during pregnancy is associated with birth defects, such as neural tube defects |
1926 | Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin, methylcobalamin) | Liver | Megaloblastic anemia |
1920 | Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) | Lemons | Scurvy |
1920 | Vitamin D (Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol) | Cod liver oil | Rickets and Osteomalacia |
1922 | Vitamin E (Tocopherols, tocotrienols) | Wheat germ oil,Cosmetics and liver | Sterility, Deficiency is very rare; mild hemolytic anemiain newborn infants |
1929 | Vitamin K (phylloquinone, menaquinones) | Alfalfa | Hemophilia, Bleeding diathesis |
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Vitamins: Chemical Name, Sources, Deficieny and Discovery
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