Handbook of Vitamin C Research
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-60741-874-0 (ISBN)
The 6-carbon lactone known as ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an important water-soluble vitamin. It is essential for preserving optimal health and it is used by the body for many purposes, including collagen biosynthesis, melanin reduction and enhanced immunity. This book addresses some important issues related to various methods which are employed to encapsulate asorbic acid. A comparation of the characteristics of ascorbic acid nano and microparticles prepared by different methods is also given. Furthermore, the biomedical significance of human vitamin C metabolism is examined, in the light of polymorphisms in xenobiotic enzymes deduced from genetic, biochemical and epidemiological results to estimate optimal nutrition. Additionally, Vitamin C exerts a protective role against some types of cancer. For that reason, this book investigates the protective effect of vitamin C. Possible pro- and antioxidant effects of vitamin C is also presented and their extrapolation on human health is discussed. Other chapters in this book include a review of the role of vitamin C in the physiology of several diseases, good dietary sources of vitamin C, a study of the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on vitamin C status in exposed populations and the role of vitamin C in human reproduction and its effect on people who suffer from epileptic seizures.
Preface; Impact of Vitamin C on Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress & Tissue Injury; Human Specific Vitamin C Metabolism & Xenobiotic Polymorphism: The Optimal Nutrition; Vitamin C Protects from Oxidative DNA Damage & Apoptosis Caused by Food N-Nitrosamines; Pro-Oxidant vs. Antioxidant Effects of Vitamin C; Encapsulation Devices for Vitamin C; Molecular Bases of the Cellular Handling of Vitamin C: Transport & Metabolism in Health & Disease; Vitamin C: Daily Requirements, Dietary Sources & Adverse Effects; Vitamin C Intake: Types of Foods Consumed & Meal Pattern Differences in Children with High or Low Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke; The Role of Vitamin C in Human Reproduction; Effects of Vitamin C on Oxidative Stress-Induced Molecular Pathways in Epilepsy; Vitamin C as a Stress Bioindicator of Norway Spruce: A Case Study in Slovenia; Protective Effect of Vitamin C on Vascular Damage & Arterial Hypertension Induced by Low-Level of Mercury & Lead Exposure; Vitamin C in the Treatment of Endothelial Dysfunction; Vitamin C Intake by Japanese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Reciprocal Effects of Ascorbate on Cancer Cell Growth & the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases & Transforming Growth Factor-Beta: Modulation by Gene Silencing or P. Leucotomos; Shortage of Vitamin C Accelerates Aging; The Importance of Food Processing on Vitamin C: Present & Future Trends; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.5.2010 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
| Gewicht | 810 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60741-874-6 / 1607418746 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60741-874-0 / 9781607418740 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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