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vitamin

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 26.02.2024

Meanings

1
toidus sisalduv organismi elutegevust reguleeriv aine, bioaktiivne ühend, mis mõjutab organismi ainevahetust ja mida organism vajab ööpäevas väga väikestes kogustes

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2
selline aine ravimina või toidulisandina (nt terakeste, tablettidena)

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 690840 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain foodstuffs - production - products - trade
  • General term for a number of unrelated organic substances that occur in many foods in small amounts and that are necessary in trace amounts for the normal metabolic functioning of the body. They may be water-soluble or fat-soluble.
vitamiin
vitamin
Usage examples
  • Molecules such as acetyl CoA, biotin, and ATP are known as coenzymes because they are bound tightly to various enzyme surfaces and are essential for the activity of the enzyme. Many of the small molecules known as vitamins, which are required in trace amounts in the diet, are converted to coenzymes in the body.

Loomakasvatuse terminibaas

ID 479446 Last modified 06.11.2023
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  • madalmolekulaarne aine, mis osaleb rakkude ja organismide ainevahetuse reguleerimisel

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Etymology

  • vitamin 'vitamiin' ( Casimir Funk 1912 )

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