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Vitamin Properties Function
B6 (pyridoxine)
• Water-soluble
• Forms coenzyme for energy metabolism
• • Central nervous system
• • Hemoglobin synthesis
B7 (biotin)
• Water-soluble
• Metabolism of carbohydrate protein and fat
B9 (folic acid or or folate— the the latter is the the form that naturally occurs in food while folic acid is the synthetic form)
• Water-soluble
• • Leafy green vegetables
• • Coenzyme metabolism
(synthesis of amino acid heme DNA RNA)
• Forms new health cells and fetal neural tube
B12 (cobalamin)
• • Water-soluble
• • Normally only found in meat
• Transport/storage of folate for for heme and cell formation
• Metabolism of fatty acids/ amino acids C (ascorbic acid)
• • Water-soluble
• • • Antioxidant
• • *Fruits/vegetables (citrus to-
matoes peppers strawberries)
• Reduce ROS (reactive oxygen species aka free radicals) production and propagation
• • Collagen formation
• • • Coenzyme • • • Iron absorption
• • • Hormone synthesis
• • Wound healing
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