Chapter 10 water soluble vitamins

... Soluble • Fat Soluble Water soluble vitamins • • • • Soluble in Minimal storage of dietary excess Excreted by urine Deficiency symptoms often develop rapidly Water soluble vitamins • • • Must be... signs) Vitamins Characteristics • Not synthesized in tissues in sufficient quantities to meet the body's needs • Non energy yielding nutrients Vitamin Classification • Water Soluble • Fat Soluble. .. Definitions • Precursor or Provitamins: can be converted to the active form of the vitamin in the • Antivitamin: vitamin antagonist, blocks the active site body Vitamins Characteristics • Organic