Digestion and AbsorptionMedium
Question
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Options
A.Vitamin-B12 - Pernicious anaemia
B.Vitamin-B1 - Beri-beri
C.Vitamin-C - Scurvy
D.Vitamin-B2 - Pellagra
Solution
Pellagra (Italian Pelle - skin agra - rough) is a skin disease which is caused by the deficiency of vitamin-B3 or niacin. Pellagra is especially frequent among the people eating food eith low tryptophan (an essential amino acid).
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