Cuprins

INTRODUCERE ................................................................................................................................1
Capitolul I
VITAMINE – ASPECTE GENERALE............................................................................................2
I.1. Definiție.......................................................................................................................................2
I.2. Clasificareavitaminelor................................................................................................................3
I.3.Rolulvitaminelorîn organism........................................................................................................4
I.4. Descriere......................................................................................................................................5
I.4.1.Vitamina A (retinol)...........................................................................................................5
I.4.2.Vitamina D (calciferol).......................................................................................................7
I.4.3.Vitamina E (tocoferol)........................................................................................................8
I.4.4.Vitamina K (menaftonele)..................................................................................................9
I.4.5.Vitamina B1 (tiamina)......................................................................................................11
I.4.6.Vitamina B2 (riboflavina)................................................................................................12
I.4.7.Vitamina B6 (piridoxina)..................................................................................................13
I.4.8.Vitamina B12 (cobalamina)..............................................................................................14
I.4.9.Vitamina C (acidul ascorbic)............................................................................................16
I.5. Suplimentealimentare.Sursă de vitaminepentru organism........................................................18

Capitolul II
PSEUDOVITAMINE – ASPECTE GENERALE.........................................................................21
II.1.Vitamine versus pseudovitamine.Definiție...............................................................................21
II.2.Clasificare.................................................................................................................................22
II.3.Descriere...................................................................................................................................22
II.3.1.Compușiîncadrațiîncategoriavitaminelor.......................................................................24
II.3.1.1. Niacina (Vitamina B3).....................................................................................24
II.3.1.2. Acidul folic (Vitamina B4)..............................................................................25
II.3.1.3. Acidulpantotenic (Vitamina B5)......................................................................26
II.3.1.4. Biotina (Vitamina B7)......................................................................................27
II.3.1.5. Amigdalina (Vitamina B17)............................................................................28
II.3.2.Factori de creștere..............................................................................................................29
II.3.2.1. Colina (Vitamina B8)..........................................................................................29
 II.3.2.2. Carnitina (Vitamina B11)....................................................................................37
II.3.2.3. Mioinozitol (Vitamina B9)..................................................................................46
II.3.3.Substanțe cu rol biologic specific.......................................................................................52
II.3.3.1. Pirolochinolinchinona.........................................................................................52
II.3.3.2. Ubichinone............................................................................................................54
II.3.3.3. Flavonoizi..............................................................................................................57
II.3.3.4. Carotenoide non-provitaminaA...........................................................................61
II.3.3.5. Acidulorotic..............................................................................................................65
II.3.3.6. Acidul p-aminobenzoic.......................................................................................66
II.3.3.7. Acidullipoic..............................................................................................................67
II.4.Suplimente cu pseudovitamine.................................................................................................71

CONCLUZII......................................................................................................................................75
BIBLIOGRAFIE...............................................................................................................................76