Biology: Vitamins, Chemical Name and Deficiency Diseases

Vitamin

Chemical Name

Deficiency Diseases

A

Retinol

Night blindness (Xerophthalmia)

B1

Thymine (Beri-Beri)

It is a skin & bone disorder disease.

B2

Riboflavin

Cracking of skin, cracking of lips, & tongue

B3

Niacin or Nicotinamide(niacinamide)

Whitening of hair, (Loss of Memory) Dementia, Insomnia

B5

Pantothenic Acid

Pellagra of 4.D Syndrome (Diarrhoea, Diphtheria, Dementia, Death)

B6

Pyridoxine

Skin disorders

B7

Biotin

Hair fall, Dementia, Anaemia

B12

Cyanocobalamin (Natural content of cobalt)

Anaemia, Skin disorder, Insomnia

C

Ascorbic acid

Bleeding of Gums (Pyorrhoea) Swelling of Gums.

D (Only vitamin not prepared in our body)

Calciferol

Rickets - Child

Osteomalacia - Male

Osteoporosis - Female

E

Tocopherol

Less fertility

K

Phylloquinone

Non-clotting of blood