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B Vitamins and Folate

Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects

contributions by Hideyuki Hayashi, Bernard Do, M.H. Ahmed, Lucien Bettendorff, K. Shibata, T. Fukuwatari, Dorla L. Lildballe, T. Yagi, Micheal Rychlik, C. Sanchez-Moreno, R. Agarwal, Faruk Ahmed, John R. Guyton, F. Bamonti, R. Prakash, Jutta Dierkes, C. Antoniades, Y. Kohda, S. Fushinobu, C. Fernandez-Mejia, D. Gaso-Sokac, J. Zempleni, A. Lebiedzinska, S.H. Lee, Natalie M. Zahr, H. Zielinski, M.A. Segundo, Robert Goldschmidt, M.S. Thakur, T. Apeland, A.S. Hazell, A. Szutowicz, Junko Ishihara, A. Chango, K. Koyama, Jia Luo, Claudio M. Gomes, David Woollard, Magdalena Zielinska-Dawidziak, Takeaki Nitto, Gavino Sanna, Ja-an Annie Ho, Daniel Perrone Perrone, Pei Chen & Robert Clarke

edited by Victor R. Preedy

Publisher
RSC
Initial publish date
Oct 2012
Category
Nutrition, Food Science, Analytic
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781849733694
    Publish Date
    Oct 2012
    List Price
    $240.00

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B Vitamins and Folate covers thiamine, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, cobalamin and folate. The book begins with an overview covering the historical context of B vitamins, disease and fortification effects. Coverage then includes chemistry, biochemistry and metabolism across the vitamins and related compounds; analysis including spectrofluorimetry, isotope dilution mass spectrometry, chromatography; and finishes with the functional effects in humans including in strokes, epilepsy, dementia and kidney disease. Written by an expert team, this book provides a fascinating insight for those with an interest in the health and nutritional sciences.

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