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What was the first vitamin to be discovered and named?
Vitamin A was the first vitamin to be discovered and named in 1913 by Elmer McCollum and Marguerite Davis.
The first B-complex vitamin discovered was?
Thiamine (Vitamin B1) was the first B-complex vitamin discovered in the early 20th century. It was identified as the essential nutrient that could prevent beriberi, a disease caused by thiamine deficiency.
Is orange a vitamin?
Yes, it is a vitamin. It's also scientifically proven that this is true! :D
What was the first vitamin B complex discovered?
um i dont know?
Is there any vitamin d in fire?
Yes there is. It has been scientifically tested.
When was vitamin c discovered?
Vitamin C was discovered by a Scottish naval surgeon James Lind discovered that a nutrient (now known to be vitamin C) in citrus foods prevented scurvy in 1747.
Are vitamin-rich food fight infection?
This is probable but not surely, scientifically proved.
What are the disease over vitamins?
There are many diseases that are associated with vitamin deficiencies. One example is one of the first to be discovered, and that is the link between vitamin C and scurvy.
What groups are vitamins divided into?
water-soluble and fat-soluble.
5 medical advances in the 1920?
Vitamin E was discovered, and so was penicillin and insulin and the first use of a valvulotome.
What is the scientific name for vitamin K?
A vitamin is an organic compound required as a nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism. A compound is called a vitamin when it cannot be synthesized in sufficient quantities by an organism, and must be obtained from the diet. Thus, the term is conditional both on the circumstances and the particular organism.Human vitamins:* Vitamin A - Retinoids (retinol, retinoids and carotenoids) * Vitamin B1 - Thiamine * Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin * Vitamin B3 - Niacin, niacinamide * Vitamin B5 - Pantothenic acid * Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, pyridoxal * Vitamin B7 - Biotin * Vitamin B9 - Folic acid, folinic acid * Vitamin B12 - Cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin, methylcobalamin * Vitamin C - Ascorbic acid * Vitamin D - Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol * Vitamin E - Tocopherols, tocotrienols * Vitamin K - Phylloquinone, menaquinonesOther letters were once used for other essential substances but were later found to not fit into the "vitamin" category for one reason or another, whether is be the fact it could be synthesized easily or it was actually closely related to another type of vitamin, as was seen with many of the B vitamins. Many others were simply not used before.Named "vitamins" (not officially recognized, but recognised at one point in history):* Vitamin F - Essential fatty acids * Vitamin G - Riboflavin * Vitamin H - Biotin * Vitamin I - A mix of the B vitamins, possible candidates for this substance are inositol, niacin (nicotinic acid), and biotin * Vitamin J - Choline * Vitamin L - sometimes refered to as anthranilic acid * Vitamin M - Folic acid * Vitamin N - Never scientifically used * Vitamin O - Never scientifically used, although it is interesting to note a controversial product was named after this, claiming to give supplementary oxygen (which is just ridiculous) * Vitamin P - A popular alternative term for bioflavonoids * Vitamin Q - Coenzyme Q10 * Vitamin R - Methylphenidate * Vitamin S - Never scientifically used * Vitamin T - Never scientifically used * Vitamin U - S-Methylmethionine * Vitamin V - colloquially known as Viagra * Vitamin W - Never scientifically used * Vitamin X - Never scientifically used * Vitamin Y - Never scientifically used * Vitamin Z - Never scientifically used
Is there a scientific name for scurvy?
The disease known as scurvy would be described scientifically as vitamin C deficiency.
