The Vitamins
Chemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Methods
- 2nd Edition - January 28, 1971
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: W. H. Sebrell, Robert S. Harris
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 0 6 7 0 - 7
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 6 3 3 7 6 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 0 1 3 - 0
The Vitamins, Second Edition, Volume III: Chemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Methods covers an understanding of how each vitamin functions in animals and plants. The book describes… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Vitamins, Second Edition, Volume III: Chemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Methods covers an understanding of how each vitamin functions in animals and plants. The book describes the chemistry, industrial production, biogenesis, biochemistry, deficiency effects, requirements, pharmacology, and pathology of choline, vitamin D group, essential fatty acids, inositols, and vitamin K group. The text also describes the occurrence and effects of vitamin deficiency and the direct evidence of disease in humans. Chemists, physiologists, pathologists, and students taking related courses will find the book useful.
Contributors to Volume III
Preface
Contents of Other Volumes
Chapter 6. Choline
I. Nomenclature and Formulas
II. Chemistry
III. Industrial Preparation
IV. Biochemical Systems
V. Specificity of Action
VI. Biogenesis
VII. Estimation
VIII. Standardization of Activity
IX. Occurrence
X. Effects of Deficiency
XI. Man
Chapter 7. Vitamin D Group
I. Nomenclature and Formulas
II. Chemistry (A-D)
II. Chemistry (E-I)
III. Industrial Preparation and Production
IV. Estimation in Foods and Food Supplements
V. Occurrence in Foods
VI. Standardization of Activity
VII. Biogenesis
VIII. Active Compounds
IX. Biochemical Systems
X. Deficiency Effects in Animals
XI. Deficiency Effects in Human Beings
XII. Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology
XIII. Requirements of Animals
XIV. Requirements of Human Beings
Chapter 8. Essential Fatty Acids
I. Nomenclature and Formulas
II. Chemistry
III. Bioassay and Active Compounds
IV. Occurrence in Foods
V. Biogenesis
VI. Biological Function
VII. Dietary Factors Affecting Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism
VIII. Deficiency Effects in Animals
IX. Deficiency Effects in Human Beings
X. Requirements of Animals and Human Beings
Chapter 9. Inositols
I. Nomenclature and Formula
II. Chemistry
III. Industrial Preparation
IV. Estimation
V. Occurrence
VI. Standardization of Activity
VII. Biogenesis
VIII. Antagonists
IX. Biochemical Systems
X. Deficiency Effects in Animals
XI. Deficiency Effects in Human Beings
XII. Pharmacology and Toxicology
XIII. Requirements of Animals
XIV. Requirements of Human Beings
Chapter 10. Vitamin K Group
I. Nomenclature and Formulas
II. Chemistry
III. Industrial Preparation
IV. Estimation in Foods and Food Supplements
V. Occurrence in Foods
VI. Standardization of Activity
VII. Biogenesis
VIII. Active Compounds and Antagonists
IX. Biochemical Systems
X. Deficiency Effects in Animals and Human Beings
XI. Pharmacology and Toxicology
XII. Requirement of Microbes and Animals
XIII. Requirements of Human Beings
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 28, 1971
- No. of pages (eBook): 620
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483206707
- Hardback ISBN: 9780126337631
- eBook ISBN: 9781483220130
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Associate Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.Read The Vitamins on ScienceDirect