The vitamin theory was proposed by:

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(A) The vitamin theory was proposed by Frederick Gowland Hopkins and Casimir Funk in $1912$. Casimir Funk is credited with coining the term 'vitamine'

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(A) The vitamin theory was proposed by Frederick Gowland Hopkins and Casimir Funk in $1912$. Casimir Funk is credited with coining the term 'vitamine' (vital amine) after isolating a substance from rice polishings that could cure beriberi. Hopkins contributed significantly by demonstrating that certain accessory food factors (vitamins) are essential for health and growth,even if present in minute quantities.

Column $X$	Column $Y$
$(1)$ Skin color	$(P)$ Immunoglobulin
$(2)$ Immunity	$(Q)$ $Mg^{+2}$ containing protein
$(3)$ Movement	$(R)$ Melanin
$(4)$ Exoskeleton	$(S)$ Protein with four heme groups
$(5)$ Photosynthesis	$(T)$ Keratin
$(6)$ Transport of respiratory gases	$(U)$ Globular protein

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