: George Britton, Synnoeve Liaaen-Jensen, Hanspeter Pfander
: George Britton, Synnove Liaaen-Jensen, Hanspeter Pfander
: Carotenoids Volume 5: Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Health
: Birkhäuser Basel
: 9783764375010
: 1
: CHF 132.70
:
: Chemie
: English
: 431
: Wasserzeichen/DRM
: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
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The Carotenoids book series provides an introduction to the fundamental chemistry, detailed accounts of the basic methods used in carotenoid research, and critical discussions of the biochemistry, functions and applications of carotenoids. The use of carotenoids against diseases is discussed. This volume is to be used in conjunction with the Carotenoids book series and the Carotenoids Handbook.
Contents5
List of Contributors21
Editors’ Introduction: A Healthy Debate34
Analysis of Carotenoids in Nutritional Studies40
Carotenoids in Food78
Supplements100
Microbial and Microalgal Carotenoids as Colourants and Supplements116
Genetic Manipulation of Carotenoid Content and Composition in Crop Plants132
Absorption, Transport, Distribution in Tissues and Bioavailability148
Carotenoids as Provitamin A182
Vitamin A and Vitamin A Deficiency206
Epidemiology and Intervention Trials224
Modulation of Intracellular Signalling Pathways by Carotenoids244
Antioxidant/Pro-oxidant Actions of Carotenoids268
Carotenoids and Cancer302
Carotenoids and Coronary Heart Disease320
The Eye334
Skin Photoprotection by Carotenoids368
The Immune System396
Biological Activities of Carotenoid Metabolites416
Editors’ Assessment442
Index456