Question

Healing of wounds is hastened by vitamin --------.
A. A
B. C
C. E
D. K

Answer 1

Hint: Vitamins and minerals have a big role behind the healing of wounds. Vitamins are the chemical compounds our body needs to develop and function of the body normally. The vitamins include A, C, D, E, K and B.

Complete step by step answer:
- In the question it is given that to find which vitamin plays an important role to heal the wounds.
- We have to find the vitamin used for healing of the wounds among the given options.
- At the time of healing wounds a new skin is going to form on the injured part.
- For the formation of the new skin the body needs the help of vitamin-A.
- Vitamin-A is also called retinol.
- Vitamin-A promotes the synthesis of collagen and enhances the growth of the new skin and promotes the healing of the wounds early.
- Therefore vitamin-A plays an important role in healing of wounds.

- So, the correct option is A.

Note: Vitamin-A deficiency is common at the time of infection by providing the proper supplements to activate the vitamin-A the wounds are going to heal in a less time. Retinol is an unsaturated organic compound. In the chemical structure of the retinol there is a presence of an alcohol functional group. Vitamin-A is not soluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. We will get vitamin-A from the animal food sources. It is available in the form of an ester in animal food resources.