Question

Assertion (A) The term vitamine is replaced by vitamin now a days.
Reason (R) Vitamine came from the word, vital + amine and it was identified that most of them did not contain amino groups.

• A. Both $A$ and $R$ are correct; $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$.
• B. Both $A$ and $R$ are correct; $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$.
• C. $A$ is correct but $R$ is incorrect.
• D. $R$ is correct but $A$ is incorrect.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The term vitamine was coined from word vital $+$ amine since the earlier identified compounds had amino groups. Later work showed that most of them did not contain amino groups, so the letter 'e' was dropped and the term vitamin is used these days.