Question

Write the chemical name, sources and deficient disease of the following.

1. Vitamin D 

2. Vitamin E 

3. Vitamin K

Answer 1

The chemical name, sources and deficient disease are:

No.	Vitamins	Chemical Name	Rich Sources	Deficient disease
i.	Vitamin D	Calciferol	Fish, liveroil, milk, egg yolk, sunlight exposure	Rickets, osteomalacia
ii.	Vitamin E	Tocopherol	Cotton seed oil, sunflower oil, wheat germ oil, vegetable oil	Muscular dystrophy, neurological dysfunction
iii.	Vitamin K	Phylloquinome	Green leafy vegetables, soya bean oil, tomato	Increase blood clotting time, haemorrhagix disease