Overview
- Editors:
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George Britton
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Merseyside, UK
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Hanspeter Pfander
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Carote Nature GmbH, Bern, Switzerland
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Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen
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Organic Chemistry Laboratories Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Biological aspects of Carotenoids are covered
- Use of carotenoids against diseases is discussed (e.g. Cancer, Coronary Heart Disease, eye and skin diseases, immunological diseases)
- To be used in conjunction with the Carotenoids book series and the Carotenoids Handbook
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxxv
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- George Britton, Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen, Hanspeter Pfander
Pages 1-6
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- George Britton, Frederick Khachik
Pages 45-66
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- Paul D. Fraser, Peter M. Bramley
Pages 99-114
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- Kirstie Canene-Adams, John W. Erdman Jr.
Pages 115-148
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- Guangwen Tang, Robert M. Russell
Pages 149-172
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- Susan T. Mayne, Margaret E. Wright, Brenda Cartmel
Pages 191-210
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- Paola Palozza, Simona Serini, Maria Ameruso, Sara Verdecchia
Pages 211-234
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- Kyung-Jin Yeum, Giancarlo Aldini, Robert M. Russell, Norman I. Krinsky
Pages 235-268
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- Elizabeth J. Johnson, Norman I. Krinsky
Pages 287-300
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- Wolfgang Schalch, John T. Landrum, Richard A. Bone
Pages 301-334
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- Regina Goralczyk, Karin Wertz
Pages 335-362
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- Boon P. Chew, Jean Soon Park
Pages 363-382
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- George Britton, Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen, Hanspeter Pfander
Pages 409-422
About this book
More than twenty years after the idea of this Carotenoids book series was first discussed, we finally reach the end of the project with Volume 5, which covers the functions and actions of carotenoids in human nutrition and health. In 1971, in Isler’s book Carotenoids, functions of carotenoids and vitamin A were covered in just two chapters. Now, thanks to technical developments and multidisciplinary approaches that make it possible to study functional processes in great detail, this subject is the most rapidly expanding area of carotenoid research, and occupies two full volumes, Volumes 4: Natural Functions and 5: Nutrition and Health. Although Volume 5 can be used as a single stand-alone volume, the two were planned as companion volumes to be used together. To understand the mechanisms of functions and actions of carotenoids, including how carotenoids may be involved in maintaining human health, requires understanding of the underlying principles, which are presented in the first part of Volume 4. The general philosophy and strategy of the series, to have expert authors review and analyse critically a particular topic and present information and give guidance on practical strategies and procedures is maintained in Volumes 4 and 5. It is also the aim that these publications should be useful for both experienced carotenoid researchers and newcomers to the field.
Editors and Affiliations
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Merseyside, UK
George Britton
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Carote Nature GmbH, Bern, Switzerland
Hanspeter Pfander
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Organic Chemistry Laboratories Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen