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Minerals

• About this sectionInorganic nutrients used as medicines: zinc for childhood diarrhoea and fluoride to prevent tooth decay…
• FluorideTooth enamel (hydroxyapatite crystals)
• Zinc sulfateCofactor of many enzymes; supports gut lining repair and immunity

Vitamins

• About this sectionEssential organic nutrients the body cannot make in enough amounts. Fat-soluble ones (A, D) build up and can…
• Ascorbic acidCofactor for collagen formation; antioxidant
• CalcitriolVitamin D receptor (VDR), a nuclear receptor
• ColecalciferolVitamin D receptor (VDR), a nuclear receptor
• ErgocalciferolVitamin D receptor (VDR), through its active metabolite
• NicotinamidePrecursor of NAD and NADP, the coenzymes of oxidation–reduction reactions
• ParicalcitolVitamin D receptor (nuclear receptor) in the parathyroid glands
• PyridoxinePyridoxal 5'-phosphate, coenzyme of transamination and decarboxylation
• RetinolVisual pigment of the retina and retinoid receptors in epithelia
• RiboflavinPrecursor of FMN and FAD, the flavin coenzymes
• ThiamineThiamine pyrophosphate, coenzyme of pyruvate and α-keto acid decarboxylation

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