Vitamins

ISBN-13: 9786204742717 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str.

Ashashree H. M.

Opis

Vitamins are a group of organic nutrients of various nature required in small quantities for multiple biochemical reactions for the growth, survival and reproduction of the organism, and which, generally, cannot be synthesized by the body and must therefore be supplied by the diet. The most prominent function of the vitamins is to serve as coenzymes (or prosthetic group) for enzymatic reactions. The discovery of the vitamins began with experiments performed by Hopkins at the beginning of the twentieth century; he fed rats on a defined diet providing the then known nutrients: fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and mineral salts. The animals failed to grow, but the addition of a small amount of milk to the diet both permitted the animals to maintain normal growth and restored growth to the animals that had previously been fed the defined diet.

O autorze

H. M., AshashreeDr. H. M. Ashashree studied her M.Sc (2003) and Ph.D.(2009) in Applied Zoology from Kuvempu University, Karnataka. She has 18 years of Teaching and 15 years of Research experience. Earlier worked as Lecturer since 2003 to 2010. Presently she has been working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, Sahyadri Science College, Shivamogga.