John W Suttie

Vitamin K in Health and Disease

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vitamin K in Health and Disease provides a comprehensive summary of the latest scientific evidence regarding Vitamin K's health-promoting activities. This book offers complete coverage of the chemistry of Vitamin K, deficiency signs and nutritional assessment, metabolism and biochemistry, and pharmacology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780367452445
• ISBN-10: 0367452448
• Artikelnr.: 62570089

Autorenporträt

Dr. John W. Suttie, Ph.D., is the Katherine Berns Van Donk Steenbock Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry and former Chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has broad expertise in biochemistry and human nutrition. Dr. Suttie received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been involved in the activities of the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine to establish dietary requirements and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Inhaltsangabe

Historical Background. Active Forms
Antagonists
Physical Properties
and Synthesis of Vitamin K. Dietary Intake of Vitamin K and the Vitamin K Content of Foods and Plasma. The Vitamin K-Dependent Carboxylase and Vitamin K Epoxide Reductase. Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins. Absorption
Storage
and Metabolism of Vitamin K . Public Health Concerns Related to Vitamin K Status. Vitamin K Requirements
Toxicity
and Other Metabolic Interactions.