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Provitamin

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A provitamin is a substance that can be converted into a vitamin by animal tissues. Similar to a prodrug that is metabolized into a drug.

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Vitamin Provitamin(s)
A Carotene, cryptoxanthin
B5 Panthenol
D2 Ergosterol
D3 7-Dehydrocholesterol
E Tocopheryl acetate

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