Water-soluble vitamins

Description

Nine chemically different substances belong to the water-soluble vitamins. Some of them act as coenzymes in numerous enzymatic reactions; others are biological redox systems. Most vitamins are synthesized by plants and microorganisms and are stored in small quantities, particularly in the liver of humans and animals. In this section you will learn all the important information about water-soluble vitamins.

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Learning objectives

After you have completed this topic...

• know all the important facts about the different B vitamins
• you have extensive knowledge of vitamin C
• you know what the study situation looks like for the use of water-soluble vitamins in selected clinical pictures