Water-Soluble Vitamin Assays in Human Nutrition

ISBN-13: 9780412583704 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 416 str.

Ball; G. F. M. Ball

Opis

This work examines the "in vitro" methods which relate to actual biological availability of the vitamin contents of foods. It describes recent developments, as well as existing analytical techniques. The information on the assays is aimed at professionals in the food industry in the US.

Spis treści

Introduction. Chemical And Biological Nature Of The Water-soluable vitamins. Analytical considerations. Extraction of the water-soluble vitamins. Physiochemical methods (excluding HPLC) for determining thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, folate, and vitamin C. Microbiological methods for the determination of the B Group vitamins. Biospecfic methods for the determination of water-soluble vitamins. Appraisal of analytical techniques. Index.