What are water soluble vitamins Defination | functions

What are water soluble vitamins ?

Defination:-

What are water soluble vitamins - Water soluble vitamins are a groups of vitamins thats a dissolve in water and thus transported to various body parts . Although these vitamis are easily carried , they are not stored in the body. Vitamin C and vitamin B complex members are water soluble. Vitamins B and C are found in plants and foods or dietary supplements. And take vitamins daily.

What are water Soluble Vitamins names

• ·          Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
• ·            Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
• ·           Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
• ·           Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)
• ·            Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
• ·           Vitamin B7 (Biotine)
• ·           Vitamin B9 (Folate)
• ·           Vitamin B12(Cobalamin)
• ·            Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 

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     What are water Soluble Vitamins sources

1. Normal Diet

2. Intestinal flora: small amounts of  vitamin B7 , B₉, and B₁₂ are synthesized by intestinal bacteria 

Absorption Of Water Soluble Vitamins

Absorption in the intestine via specific luminal transporters

Storage Of Water Soluble Vitamins

•         Not Stored in the body, except vitamins B₉ and B₁₂, which are stored in the liver 
•        Hepatic stores of B9 last for approx. 3-4 months, whereas hepatic stores of B12 last for approx. 3-4 years.

 What are water Soluble Vitamins function

·         Coenzymes and precursors to organic cofactors  in various chemical reactions (e.g., B vitamins)

·        Antioxidants (Vitamin C) 

Deficiency of Water Soluble Vitamins

•         Causes include
•         Restricted diet (e.g., vegan diet)
•           Malabsorption disorder (e.g., gastritis, following gastric resection)
•          Congenital disorders (e.g.,Hartnup disease )
•          Deficiency of B-complex often causes glossitis,dermatitis , and diarrhea