Handbook Of Vitamin C Research: Daily Requirements, Dietary Sources And Adverse Effects (nutrition And Diet Research Progress)

The 6-carbon lactone known as ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an important water-soluble vitamin. It is essential for preserving optimal health and it is used by the body for many purposes, including collagen biosynthesis, melanin reduction and enhanced immunity. This book addresses some important issues related to various methods which are employed to encapsulate asorbic acid. A comparison of the characteristics of ascorbic acid nano and microparticles prepared by different methods is also given. Furthermore, the biomedical significance of human vitamin C metabolism is examined, in the light of polymorphisms in xenobiotic enzymes deduced from genetic, biochemical and epidemiological results to estimate optimal nutrition. Additionally, Vitamin C exerts a protective role against some types of cancer. For that reason, this book investigates the protective effect of vitamin C. Possible pro- and antioxidant effects of vitamin C is also presented and their extrapolation on human health is discussed. Other chapters in this book include a review of the role of vitamin C in the physiology of several diseases, good dietary sources of vitamin C, a study of the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on vitamin C status in exposed populations and the role of vitamin C in human reproduction and its effect on people who suffer from epileptic seizures. Impact of vitamin C on exercise-induced oxidative stress and tissue injury / Kelsey H. Fisher-Wellman, Richard J. Bloomer Human specific vitamin C metabolism and xenobiotic polymorphism : the optimal nutrition / Yasuo Kagawa ... [et al.] Vitamin C protects from oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis caused by food N-nitrosamines / Ana I. Haza, Almudena Garcâia, Paloma Morales Vitamin C : dietary requirements, dietary sources and adverse effects / Chin-San Liu Pro-oxidant vs. antioxidant effects of vitamin C / Borut Poljsak, John G. Ionescu Encapsulation devices for vitamin C / Magdalena Stevanoviâc, Dragan Uskokoviâc Molecular bases of the cellular handling of vitamin C / J.J.G. Marin ... [et al.] Vitamin C : daily requirements, dietary sources and adverse effects / Jun Yang, Jiaren Liu, John Parry Vitamin C intake : types of foods consumed and meal pattern differences in children with high or low exposure to environmental tobacco smoke / Alan M. Preston ... [et al.] The role of vitamin C in human reproduction / E. Tzagaraki ... [et al.] Effects of vitamin C on oxidative stress-induced molecular pathways in epilepsy / Mustafa Naziroglu Vitamin C as a stress bioindicator of Norway Spruce : a case study in Slovenia / Samar Al Sayegh Petkovsek, Bostjan Pokorny Protective effect of vitamin C on vascular damage and arterial hypertension induced by low-level of mercury and lead exposure / Antonio J. Lâopez-Farrâe ... [et al.] Vitamin C in the treatment of endothelial dysfunction / Alin Stirban Vitamin C intake by Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Fumi Hirayama and Andy H. Lee Reciprocal effects of ascorbate on cancer cell growth and the expression of matrix metalloproteinases and transforming growth factor-beta : modulation by gene silencing or P. leucotomos / Neena Philips Shortage of vitamin C accelerates aging / Akihito Ishigami The importance of food processing on vitamin C : present and future trends / Rui M.S. Cruz, Margarida C. Vieira, Cristina L.M. Silva. Impact of vitamin C on exercise-induced oxidative stress and tissue injury / Kelsey H. Fisher-Wellman, Richard J. Bloomer Human specific vitamin C metabolism and xenobiotic polymorphism : the optimal nutrition / Yasuo Kagawa ... [et al.] Vitamin C protects from oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis caused by food n-nitrosamines / Ana I. Haza, Almudena García, Paloma Morales Pro-oxidant vs. antioxidant effects of vitamin C / Borut Poljsak, John G. Ionescu Encapsulation devices for vitamin C / Magdalena Stevanovic, Dragan Uskokovic Molecular bases of the cellular handling of vitamin C : transport and metabolism in health and disease / JJG Marin ... [et al.] Vitamin C : daily requirements, dietary sources and adverse effects / Jun Yang, Jiaren Liu, John Parry Vitamin C intake : types of foods consumed and meal pattern differences in children with high or low exposure to environmental tobacco smoke / Alan M. Preston ... [et al.] The role of vitamin C in human reproduction / E. Tzagaraki ... [et al.] Effects of vitamin C on oxidative stress-induced molecular pathways in epilepsy / Mustafa Naziroglu Vitamin C as a stress bioindicator of Norway Spruce : a case study in Slovenia / Samar Al Sayegh Petkovøek, Boøtjan Pokorny, Erico Velenje Protective effect of vitamin C on vascular damage and arterial hypertension induced by low-level of mercury and lead exposure / Antonio J. López-Farré ... [et al.] Vitamin C in the treatment of endothelial dysfunction / Alin Stirban Vitamin C intake by Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Fumi Hirayama and Andy H. Lee Reciprocal effects of ascorbate on cancer cell growth and the expression of matrix metalloproteinases and transforming growth factor-beta : modulation by gene silencing or P. leucotomos / Neena Philips Shortage of vitamin C accelerates aging / Akihito Ishigami The importance of food processing on vitamin C : present and future trends / Rui M.S. Cruz, Margarida C. Vieira, Cristina L.M. Silva. The 6-carbon lactone known as ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an important water-soluble vitamin. It is essential for preserving optimal health and it is used by the body for many purposes, including collagen biosynthesis, melanin reduction and enhanced immunity. This book addresses some important issues related to various methods which are employed to encapsulate asorbic acid. A comparation of the characteristics of ascorbic acid nano and microparticles prepared by different methods is also given. Furthermore, the biomedical significance of human vitamin C metabolism is examined, in the light of polymorphisms in xenobiotic enzymes deduced from genetic, biochemical and epidemiological results to estimate optimal nutrition. Additionally, Vitamin C exerts a protective role against some types of cancer. For that reason, this book investigates the protective effect of vitamin C. Possible pro- and antioxidant effects of vitamin C is also presented and their extrapolation on human health is discussed. Other chapters in this book include a review of the role of vitamin C in the physiology of several diseases, good dietary sources of vitamin C, a study of the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on vitamin C status in exposed populations and the role of vitamin C in human reproduction and its effect on people who suffer from epileptic seizures.