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 IPrefaceChapter 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 BeingsChapter 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 ProblemsChapter 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 BeingsChapter 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. RequirementsAuthor IndexSubject Index