CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY
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vitamin → vitamin
The name vitamin is obtained from vital amines as it was originally thought that these substances were all amines. This is now known not to be true as vitamins have a range of structures. The body requires a small amout of vitamins, but any deficiency leads to metabolic and physical disorders.
antioxidant → antioksidans
Antioxidants are compounds that slow down oxidation processes that degrade foods, fuels, rubber, plastic, and other materials. Antioxidants like butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), are added to food to prevent fats from becoming rancid and to minimize decomposition of vitamins and essential fatty acids; they work by scavenging destructive free radicals from the food.
coenzyme a → koenzim a
Coenzyme A (CoA) is an essential metabolic cofactor synthesized from cysteine, pantothenate (vitamin B5), and ATP. CoA plays important roles in many metabolic pathways, including the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and the synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids. One of the main functions of CoA is the carrying and transfer of acyl groups. Acylated derivatives (acetyl-CoA) are critical intermediates in many metabolic reactions.
honey → med
Honey is a sweet, amber colored, viscous fluid produced by honeybees from the nectar of flowers. It is composed primarily of fructose (about 40 %), glucose (about 35 %), and water (up to 20 %). In addition, honey contains sucrose, maltose, trisaccharides, and small amounts of minerals, vitamins, and enzymes.
manganese → mangan
Manganese was discovered by Johann Gahn (Sweden) in 1774. The origin of the name comes from the Latin word magnes meaning magnet, or magnesia nigri meaning black magnesia (MnO2). It is hard, brittle, grey-white metal with a pinkish tinge. Impure forms are reactive. Rusts like iron in moist air. Manganese is most abundant ores are pyrolusite (MnO2), psilomelane [(Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10] and rhodochrosite (MnCO3). Pure metal produced by mixing MnO2 with powered Al and ignited in a furnace. Used in steel, batteries and ceramics. The steel in railroad tracks can contain as much as 1.2 % manganese. It is crucial to the effectiveness of vitamin B1.
provitamin → provitamin
Provitamins are substances in food from which certain vitamins are created in the organism, for example the carotene is the provitamin of vitamin A.
Citing this page:
Generalic, Eni. "Vitamin." Croatian-English Chemistry Dictionary & Glossary. 29 June 2022. KTF-Split. {Date of access}. <https://glossary.periodni.com>.
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