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noun - vitamin precursor
A vitamin precursor that the body converts to its active form through normal metabolic processes.
PROVITAMIN - A provitamin is a substance that may be converted within the body to a vitamin. The term previtamin is a synonym. For example, "Provitamin B5" is a n...
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Beta carotene, since it can become A |
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A vitamin precursor that the body converts to its active form through normal metabolic processes. Carotene, for example, is a provitamin of vitamin A. |
vitamin precursor a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues |
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A provitamin is a substance that may be converted within the body to a vitamin. The term previtamin is a synonym. For example, "Provitamin B5" is a name for panthenol, which may be converted in the body to vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid). * The term "provitamin" is used when it is desirable to label a substance with little or no vitamin activity, but which can be converted to an active form by normal metabolic processes. For example, "provitamin A" is a name for -carotene, which has only about 1/6 the biological activity of retinol (vitamin A); the body uses an enzyme to convert -carotene to retinol. In other contexts, both -carotene and retinol are simply considered to be different forms (vitamers) of vitamin A. * Provitamin D2 is ergosterol, and provitamin D3 is 7-dehydrocholesterol. Menadione is a synthetic provitamin of vitamin K. |