Differentiate between vitamin, hormone and enzyme.

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answered Nov 19, 2020 by Beena01 (53.1k points)
selected Nov 19, 2020 by Saavya

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Differences between vitamin, hormone and enzyme:

S. No.	Vitamin	Hormone	Enzyme
(i)	It is carried in the food.	It is carried by the food.	It is not carried in the food.
(ii)	It is used up during the process.	It is consumed during the metabolic process.	It remains unchanged after the reaction.
(iii)	It is obtained from food.	It is produced by an endocrine gland.	It is produced by exocrine gland.
(iv)	It may be organic acid, amide, amine, ester, alcohol or steroid.	It is a glycoprotein, steroid or polypeptide.	It is always proteinaceous in nature.
(v)	It act as coenzyme.	It act as a stimulating substance.	It act as a biocatalyst.
(vi)	Its deficiency causes deficiency diseases.	Its excess as well deficiency causes many hormonal disorders and diseases.	It is required in small amount.