Anti infective vitamin is –
High-Yield Explanation
Functions of Vit A
Vitamin A is essential for -
I.Normal vision
Retinol is necessory for functioning of retina.
Regeneration of rhodopsin during dark light is vit A dependent --> vit A deficiency causes defective dark adaptation.
2. Anti-infective
Vitamin A is necessary for integrity of epithelial tissues that resist invasion by pathogens.
Vitamin A has some role in immune response.
3. Anticancer effect
Beta-carotene has antioxidant property —> by virtue of this action it reduces the incidence of lung, breast, oral, esophageal and bladder cancers.
4. Skeletal - growth
Vitamin A supports skeletal growth.