Vitamins
Description
Organic substances that are required in small amounts for maintenance and growth, but which cannot be manufactured by the human body.
Synonyms
Vitamin
Parents
Micronutrients
Children
Vitamin B Complex
Examples
24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3
25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2
alpha-Tocopherol
Ascorbic Acid
beta Carotene
beta-Tocopherol
Calcifediol
Calcitriol
Cholecalciferol
Cod Liver Oil
Dehydroascorbic Acid
Dihydrotachysterol
Dihydroxycholecalciferols
Ergocalciferols
gamma-Tocopherol
Hydroxycholecalciferols
Tocopherols
Tocotrienols
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin K 1
Vitamin K 2
Vitamin K 3
Vitamin U
Experts
Leann Birch
Helen Wright
Tree Numbers
D27.505.696.377.605.600
J02.500.631.600
MeSH ID
D014815
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