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The amino acid from which niacin synthesized is_______________?

(A) Tyrosine

(B) Tryptophan

(C) Threonine

(D) Histidine

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1st clinical sign of vitamin A deficiency is_____________?

(A) night blindness

(B) bitot’s spots

(C) xerostomia

(D) conjunctival xeroses

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The mineral having sparing action on Vitamin E_______________?

(A) Chromium

(B) Iron

(C) Iodine

(D) Selenium

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Two Vitamin whose derivatives are involved in transformation of serine to glycine are_____________?

(A) B6 ad B12

(B) B12 and nicotinamie

(C) Folic acid and B6

(D) Folic acid and B12

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Which vitamin is related to a co-factor in glycine metabolism is______________?

(A) Vit E

(B) Folic acid

(C) Thiamine

(D) Cobalamine

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Tryptophan load test helps in the evaluation of deficiency of the vitamin______________?

(A) Folic acid

(B) Niacinamide

(C) Pyridoxine

(D) Cyano cobolamine

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Vitamin C is present in largest amount in the body in____________?

(A) Eye

(B) Kidneys

(C) Testes

(D) Adrenal cortex

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Most of vitamin B12 in the body is stored as_____________?

(A) Methyl B12

(B) Hydroxy B12

(C) Cyano cobalamine

(D) None of the above

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Which of the following is not true of Vit D_______________?

(A) Its active form is calcitriol

(B) Increase calcium absorption from the intestines

(C) Its deficiency results in rickets

(D) Its decrease cause phosphate reabsorption from the kidneys

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