Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter One
Natural Cobalamins – Their Structure, Chemical Reactivity and Co-Enzymatic Role
(Miriam Hunger and Bernhard Kräutler, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria)
Chapter Two
Vitamin B12 Absorption and Transport in Mammals
(Omar Abuyaman, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark)
Chapter Three
B12-Biosynthesis, Natural Cobalamin Analogues, Synthetic Cobalamins and Nomenclature
(Markus Ruetz, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA and Florian J. Widner, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology Department, University of California, Berkeley)
Chapter Four
Non Co-Enzymatic Role of Vitamin B12
(Elena Mutti, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy)
Chapter Five
Causes of Vitamin B12Â Deficiency
(Elena Mutti, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy)
Chapter Six
Laboratory Testing for Vitamin B12Â Deficiency
(Elena Mutti, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy)
Chapter Seven
Pathological Effects of Vitamin B12Â Deficiency
(Elena Mutti and Alessandra Colciago, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, and Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy)
Chapter Eight
Pharmacological use of Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12Â in Therapy
(Alessandra Colciago, Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy)
Chapter Nine
Food Source of Vitamin B12
(Elena Mutti, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy)
Index
Additional Information
This book would be intended for biomedical and chemist researchers, as well as, medical doctors and nutritionists. Vitamin B12 exerts its effect on many cells of the body and therefore its interest covers various areas (neurology, hematology, obstetrics, pediatrics, gastroenterology, dentistry and recently oncology). It is a support for both graduate course than for continuing medical/biological training. Pharmaceutical companies working on vitamin B12, vitamin supplements or drug for nervous system could be also interested.
