The Vitamins
Chemistry, Physiology, Pathology
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1954
- Latest edition
- Editors: W. H. Sebrell, Robert S. Harris
- Language: English
The Vitamins: Chemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Volume I emphasizes the chemical, physiological, and pathological aspects of vitamins. This volume contains four chapters. Each… Read more
The Vitamins: Chemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Volume I emphasizes the chemical, physiological, and pathological aspects of vitamins. This volume contains four chapters. Each chapter discusses the vitamin's nomenclature, industrial preparation, biogenesis, occurrence in foods, effects of its deficiency, and metabolism. Other general topics covered in each chapter include the vitamin's specificity of action, toxicity, pharmacology, detoxification, requirements, and therapeutic activity. This volume evaluates vitamins such as vitamins A, carotenes, ascorbic acid, vitamin B12, and biotin. This book will be of value to nutritionists, dieticians, food scientists, technologists, and researchers.
Contributors to Volume I
Preface
Chapter 1. Vitamins A and Carotenes
I. Nomenclature and Formulas
II. Chemistry and Industrial Preparation
III. Biochemical Systems
IV. Determination
V. Standardization of Activity
VI. Occurrence
VII. Effects of Vitamin A Deficiency and Hypervitaminosis A in Animals
VIII. Effects of Vitamin A Deficiency in Human Beings
IX. Requirements
A. Of Animals
B. Of Human Beings
Chapter 2. Ascorbic Acid
I. Nomenclature and Formulas
II. Chemistry
III. Industrial Preparation
IV. Biochemical Systems
V. Estimation
VI. Standardization of Activity
VII. Occurrence in Food
VIII. Effects of Deficiency in Animals
IX. Effects of Deficiency in Human Beings
X. Pharmacology
XI. Requirements
A. Of Animals
B. Of Human Beings
XII. Future Problems
Chapter 3. Vitamin B12
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 in Food
X. Effects of Deficiency
XI. Pathology
A. Chicks
B. Rats
C. Human Beings
XII. Pharmacology
XIII. Requirements
A. Of Chicks
B. Of Rats
C. Of Pigs
D. Of Ruminants
E. Of Human Beings
Chapter 4. Biotin
I. Nomenclature and Formula
II. Chemistry
III. Industrial Preparation
IV. Biochemical Systems
V. Specificity of Action
VI. Biogenesis
VII. Estimation
A. Bioassay Using Higher Animals
B. Microbiological Estimation
VIII. Standardization of Activity
IX. Occurrence in Food
X. Effects of Deficiency
XI. Pathology
XII. Pharmacology
XIII. Requirements
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1954
- Language: English
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Robert S. Harris
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.Read The Vitamins on ScienceDirect