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Group Project Presentation - Vitamins & Minerals, Assignments of Chemistry

Group Project Presentation - Vitamins & Minerals B Vitamins Water-soluble Most common types: B1 (thiamin) growth and function of various cells B2 (riboflavin) is a key component of coenzymes involved with the growth of cells, energy production, and the breakdown of fats, steroids, and medications B3 (niacin) works in the body as a coenzyme, helps to convert nutrients into energy, create cholesterol and fats, create and repair DNA, and exert antioxidant effects B5 (pantothenic acid) used to make coenzyme A (CoA) B6 (pyridoxine) breakdown of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats B12 (cobalamin) needed to form red blood cells and DNA

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Vitamins & Minerals

How they affect health and the human body

Course Outcome

  • (^) Determine chemical names and/or chemical formula for diatomic or simple polyatomic compounds and draw a Lewis structure, construct a molecular geometry and determine the polarity for a covalent compound.

Vitamin A Fat-soluble

  • (^) The chemical name is Retinol
  • (^) Common types:
    • (^) Retinol
    • (^) Retinyl esters
    • (^) Beta-carotene
  • (^) Helps with the production and activity of

white blood cells and remodeling bones

Vitamin D

Fat-soluble

  • (^) The chemical name is Calciferol.
  • (^3) common types:
    • (^) D
    • (^) D2 (erogocalciferol) which is not produced by humans
    • (^) D3 (cholecalciferol)
  • (^) Vitamin D helps in absorbing calcium
  • (^) D3 is explicitly absorbed through

sunlight and helps bone and teeth

health. This is the most common D

vitamin that is found to be deficient.

Vitamin C Water-soluble

  • (^) The chemical name is Ascorbic Acid
  • (^) Its commonly found in fruits and vegetables. Mostly citrus fruits.
  • (^) It acts as an antioxidant
  • (^) Helps protect cells from damage by free radicals
  • (^) Chemical formula: C₆H₈O₆
  • (^) Lewis structure to the right

Vitamin K continued

  • (^) Chemical formula: C₃₁H₄₆O₂
  • (^) Lewis structure to the right

B Vitamins

Water-soluble

  • (^) Most common types:
    • (^) B1 (thiamin) growth and function of various cells
    • (^) B2 (riboflavin) is a key component of coenzymes involved with the growth of cells, energy production, and the breakdown of fats, steroids, and medications
    • (^) B3 (niacin) works in the body as a coenzyme, helps to convert nutrients into energy, create cholesterol and fats, create and repair DNA, and exert antioxidant effects
    • (^) B5 (pantothenic acid) used to make coenzyme A (CoA)
    • (^) B6 (pyridoxine) breakdown of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats
    • (^) B12 (cobalamin) needed to form red blood cells and DNA

Why is this important in Nursing?

  • (^) The material covered in this PowerPoint
are important for nurses to know to be
able to educate patients with different
dietary needs better.
  • (^) Knowing what its effects are can also be
beneficial when performing an
assessment and symptoms of deficiency
or toxic levels are presenting.
  • (^) Nurses are the last line of defense so
being educated and able to advocate for
your patient fully requires this
knowledge.

References

  • (^) B vitamins. The Nutrition Source. (2020, August 11). Retrieved October 17, 2022, from https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamins/vitamin-b/
  • (^) Vitamin A. The Nutrition Source. (2022, July 5). Retrieved October 17, 2022, from https://www.hsph.harvard.edu /nutritionsource/vitamin-a/
  • (^) U.S. National Library of Medicine. (n.d.). Definitions of health terms: Minerals. MedlinePlus. Retrieved October 17, 2022, from https://medlineplus.gov/definitions/mineralsdefinitions.html