METABOLISM OF VITAMIN A IN A POWERPOINT SLIDE

Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions
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Chapter4: Medication Preparations And Supplies
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METABOLISM OF VITAMIN A IN A POWERPOINT SLIDE

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Vitamin A is a isoprenoid alcohol. It functions as hormone a visual pigment in our eyes. It has many functions in growth, reproduction, epithelial cells and vision. Vitamin A is obtained from the diet either as vitamin A or provitamin A ingested as carotenoids or retinyl esters which is metabolized to active compounds such as 11-cis retinal which is important for vision and all-trans-retinoic acids which is required for the biological actions of Vitamin A.

 

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