Vitamins - Scientific Names, Deficiency Diseases

Vitamins and Scientific Names

• Vitamin A - Retinol
• Vitamin B1 - Thiamine 
• Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin 
• Vitamin B3 - Niacin 
• Vitamin B5 -Panthothenic Acid
• Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine 
• Vitamin B7 - Biotin
• Vitamin B9 - Folic Acid
• Vitamin B12 - Cyanocobalamin 
• Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid 
• Vitamin D - Calciferol 
• Vitamin E - Tocopherol 
• Vitamin K - Phylloquinone 

Vitamins and Deficiency Diseases 
Deficiency of vitamins causes the following diseases. 

• Vitamin A - Night Blindness, Xerophthalmia (Dry eyes)
• Vitamin B - Beri Beri,Pellagra
• Vitamin C - Scurvy  
• Vitamin D - Rickets 
• Vitamin E - Sterility 
• Vitamin K - Delay in Blood Clotting