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Which of the followings is water soluble
1. Vitamin A, D
2. Vitamin E, K
3. Vitamin B, C
4. None of these

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Vitamin B, C

The correct answer is Vitamin B, C.

  • Water-soluble vitamins are those which are carried to the body's tissues but are not stored in the body.
  • Vitamin C and some forms of Vitamin B complex are water-soluble.
  • Vitamin: These are organic compounds which do not produce any energy but are required for our body.
    • They are often known as essential vital nutrients, as they are required for proper functioning of body.
    • Invented by F.G Hopkins.
    • Term coined by C. Funk.
  • Fat soluble vitamins: They are soluble in organic solvents and are absorbed and transported in the same manner as the fats does.
    • ​Eg: Vit A, Vit D, Vit E, Vit K.

Vitamin Soluble in Deficiency
A (Retinol) Fat Night blindness
D (Calciferol) Fat

Rickets and osteomalacia

E (Toropherols) Fat Less Fertility
K (Phylloquinone) Fat Problem in clotting of blood
B1 (Thiamin) Water Beriberi.
B2 (Riboflavin) Water Cracked skin, reddish eyes.
B3 (Niacin) Water Pellagra
B5 (Penthothenic acid) Water Pre-matured fraying of hair
B6 (Pyridoxine) Water Peripheral neuropathy
B7 (Biotin) Water Anemia
B9 (Folic acid) Water Problem in pregrancy.
B12 (Cyanocobalamine) Water Pernicious anemia.
C (Ascorbic acid) Water Scurvy

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