Vitamins and their Significance to a Human Body

Vitamin	Chemical Name	Properties	Deficiency disease
A	Retinol	General health giving vitamin, can be stored liver	Night blindness
B1	Thiamine	For Growth, carbohydrate metabolism, functioning of heart	Beri-Beri
B2	Riboflavin	For Keeping skin and mouth healthy	Cheilosis
B5	Niacin	For healthy skin, sound mental health	Pellagra
B6	Pyridoxine	Processing of proteins and for nervous system	Convulsions in child
B12	Cynacobalamin	Required for formation and maturation of RBCs	Pernicious anaemia
C	Ascorbic Acid	For keeping teeth , gums and joints healthy .Gets destroyed on heating	Scurvy
D	Calciferol	For normal bones and teeth, can be stored in liver	Rickets
E	Tocopherol	For normal reproduction , removes scars and wrincles	Sterility
K	Phylloquinone	For normal clotting of blood	Haemophilia