JEE Main Chemistry question

Bleeding gums are caused by deficiency of:

(A)Thiamine
(B)Ascorbic acidCorrect
(C)Folic acid
(D)Vitamin E

Answer: (B)

Solution

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is essential for collagen synthesis in connective tissue and blood vessel walls; its deficiency (scurvy) classically causes weakened gums that bleed easily, along with other connective-tissue symptoms. Thiamine,

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Question ID VK-151080