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Dr. Kamlapati Bhatt 6 years, 9 months ago
Following are the points of differences between vitamins and halogen containing drugs ,
Vitamins are certain organic compounds required in small amounts in our diet but thier defficiency causes deseases. Most of the vitamins cannot be synthesised in our body but plants can synthesise all of them.
Different vitamins belong to various chemical classes and it is difficult to classify them on the basis of their structures.
These have been classified as (i) fat soluble vitamins viz. vitamins A,D, Eand K
(ii) Water soluble vitamins , viz. B group vitamins and vitamin C
They perfom specific biological functions for normal maintenance of optimal growth and health of organism.
A few examples are :
Chlorine containing antibiotic , chloramphenicol is very effective for treatment of typhoid fever,chloroquine is used for treatment of malaria,Halothane is used for as an anaesthetic during surgery.a hormone thyroxine is produced by iodine in our body .
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