Which is the vitamin deficiency disorder, in people who take the given cereals as their staple diet?
Scurvy
Beriberi
Pellagra
Pyridoxine deficiency
Ans. C. PellagraPicture given are of maize and Jowar* Maize-Niacin present in unavailable form Niacytin* Sorghum vulgare (Jowar)-High Leucine content inhibit QPRTase, rate limiting enzyme in Niacin synthesis.
Vitamins and Minerals