Multiple Choice
Matching
-pellagra
A) a compound that protects other compounds from oxygen by itself reacting with oxygen
B) a bone disease characterized by softening of the bones
C) a metabolic disease in which crystals of uric acid precipitate in the joints
D) highly reactive chemical forms that can cause destructive changes in nearby compounds, sometimes setting up a chain reaction
E) rupture of the red blood cells, caused by vitamin E deficiency
F) the vitamin K-deficiency disease in which blood fails to clot
G) the thiamin-deficiency disease
H) the niacin-deficiency disease
I) malformations of the brain, spinal cord, or both during embryonic development
J) the amount of niacin present in food, including the niacin that can theoretically be made from tryptophan, its precursor, present in the food
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