Vitamin given in pregnant women to prevent neural tube defect:
Correct Answer: Folic acid
Description: Ans: a (Folic acid) Ref: Vasudevan, 4th ed, p. 292; ed, p. 305Folic acid given during pregnancy prevents foetal malformations such as spina bifida.Folic acid:Folic acid consists of pteridine attached to one molecule of PABAand glutamic acid.
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