Handbook of Vitamins, Fourth Edition

Published:
June 08, 2007 by CRC Press - 608 Pages
Editor(s):
Janos Zempleni, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA; Robert B. Rucker, University of California, Davis, USA University of California, Davis, USA; John W. Suttie, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA; Donald B. McCormick, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Features

  • Presents the most recent research in vitamins and gene expression, vitamin-dependent genes, and vitamin effect on DNA stability
  • Features new vitamin dietary requirements
  • Includes new chapters on vitamin-dependent modification of chromatin, and analysis using accelerated mass spectrometry
  • Encompasses both classical and modern approaches to vitamins, focusing on human nutrition, vitamin analysis, and vitamin action at the molecular level
  • Contains contributions from international experts including the most recognized expert on vitamin K

    • Summary

    Thoroughly revised and updated, Handbook of Vitamins highlights the recent research in vitamins and gene expression, vitamin-dependent genes, and vitamin effect on DNA stability. This fourth edition includes new chapters on vitamin-dependent modification of chromatin, analysis of vitamin metabolism using accelerated mass spectrometry, and dietary reference intakes for vitamins. Featuring contributions from international experts, it encompasses classical and modern approaches to vitamins, focusing on human nutrition, vitamin analysis, and vitamin action at the molecular level.

    Table of Contents

    Vitamin A: Nutritional Aspects of Retinoids and Carotenoids, A.C. Ross and E.H. Harrison

    Vitamin D, A.W. Norman and H.L. Henry

    Vitamin K, J.W. Suttie

    Vitamin E, M.G. Traber

    Bioorganic Mechanisms Important to Coenzyme Functions, D.B. McCormick

    Niacin, J.B. Kirkland

    Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), R.S. Rivlin

    Thiamine, C.J. Bates

    Pantothenic Acid, R.B. Rucker and K. Bauerly

    Vitamin B6, S. Dakshinamurti and K. Dakshinamurti

    Biotin, D.M. Mock

    Folic Acid, L.B. Bailey

    Vitamin B12, R. Green and J.W. Miller

    Choline, T.A. Garrow

    Ascorbic Acid, C.S. Johnston, F.M. Steinberg, and R.B. Rucker

    Vitamin-Dependent Modifications of Chromatin: Epigenetic Events and Genomic Stability, J.B. Kirkland, J. Zempleni, L.K. Buckles, and J.K. Christman

    Accelerator Mass Spectrometry in the Study of Vitamins and Mineral Metabolism in Humans, F. Fonseca de Moura, B.J. Burri, and A.J. Clifford

    Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamins, S.P. Murphy and S.I. Barr

    Index

    Editorial Reviews

    "Maintaining the status as the highest quality reference in the field, the Handbook of Vitamins brings together leading experts in molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology to incorporate these new discoveries into this updated and revised fourth edition. True to the clinical focus of the previous editions, this book is comprised of comprehensive analyses of the chemical, physiological, and nutritional relationships and the newly identified functions of all recognized vitamins."

    – In Anticancer Research, Sept/ Oct 2007, Vol. 27, No. 5A

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