Vitamin C : its chemistry and biochemistry / Michael B. Davies, John Austin and David A. Partridge.

By: Davies, Michael B .

Contributor(s): Austin, John A | Partridge, David A .

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BookPublisher: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1991Description: x,154 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0851863337 .Subject(s): Vitamins

| Chemistry

| Biochemistry

DDC classification: 612.399

Contents:

Introduction -- History of vitamin C and its role in the prevention and cure of scurvy -- Discovery and structure of vitamin C -- Synthesis, manufacture and further chemistry of vitamin C -- Biochemistry of vitamin C -- Medical aspects of vitamin C -- Inorganic and analytical aspects of vitamin C chemistry.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Lending	MTU Bishopstown Library Lending	612.399 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00012217

Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Vitamin C is the first book to cover the history, chemistry, biochemistry, and medical importance of vitamin C and is the first to provide an in-depth, interdisciplinary study of this essential and fascinating compound. The book provides a comprehensive and systematic account of the vitamin C story, fully surveying the history of scurvy and how its cure led to the suggestion, discovery, and isolation of the vitamin, later named L-ascorbic acid. It describes in detail the vitamin's structure determination, synthesis and manufacture, and its oxidation products, derivatives and related compounds. Its key biochemical roles are fully categorized and explained, and the medical importance of the vitamin, including the recent use of so-called megadoses, is thoroughly discussed. Vitamin C will be of interest to a very wide readership and will provide useful background information and inspiration for students at various levels. It will also be relevant to the interested chemist or lay person, as well as those carrying out research in this area.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction
History of Vitamin C and its Role in the Prevention and Cure of Scurvy
Discovery and Structure of Vitamin C
Synthesis, Manufacture and Further Chemistry of Vitamin C
Biochemistry of Vitamin C
Inorganic and Analytical Aspects of Vitamin C Chemistry
Bibliography
Index

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CHOICE Review

Vitamin C has played an important role in medicine, biochemistry and history. In recent years, it has become the center of heated debate as to its role in disease prevention. This small volume traces the history and science of L-ascorbate (vitamin C) from the early work in scurvy prevention in the navies of the age of exploration through the controversy over megadoses. The book traces the early attempts to treat scurvy, the initial isolation of vitamin C by Szent-Gyorgyi, and the determination of its structure (and subsequent synthesis) by Haworth. Presents the chemistry and biochemistry of the vitamin, with complete spectra (nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared, mass), with emphasis on those aspects which are unresolved. There are sections on the dietary and medical aspects of vitamin C, exploring the controversy in an evenhanded manner, and some of the analytical techniques for determination of vitamin C. This distinctly British book is well produced and easily readable, although a few misprints in structures are included. A good list of references is provided, but individual cites for most data are not included. This valuable resource on the history and chemistry of a fascinating molecule should be in all undergraduate libraries. B. Williams; College of St. Catherine