Handbook of VitaminsRobert B. Rucker, Janos Zempleni, John W. Suttie, Donald B. McCormick 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 diet |
Contents
Chapter 2 Vitamin D | 41 |
Chapter 3 Vitamin K | 111 |
Chapter 4 Vitamin E | 153 |
Chapter 5 Bioorganic Mechanisms Important to Coenzyme Functions | 175 |
Chapter 6 Niacin | 191 |
Chapter 7 Riboflavin Vitamin B2 | 233 |
Chapter 8 Thiamine | 253 |
Chapter 9 Pantothenic Acid | 289 |
Chapter 12 Folic Acid | 385 |
Chapter 13 Vitamin B12 | 413 |
Chapter 14 Choline | 459 |
Chapter 15 Ascrbic Acid | 489 |
Epigenetic Events and Genomic Stability | 521 |
Chapter 17 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry in the Study of Vitamins and Mineral Metabolism in Humans | 545 |
Chapter 18 Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamins | 559 |
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Handbook of Vitamins, Fourth Edition Robert B. Rucker,Janos Zempleni,John W. Suttie,Donald B. McCormick No preview available - 2007 |
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