Vitamins, 12. Vitamin B9
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Manfred Eggersdorfer, Geo Adam, Michael John, Wolfgang Hähnlein, Ludvik Labler, Kai-U. Baldenius, Linda von dem Bussche-Hünnefeld, Eckhard Hilgemann, Peter Hoppe, Rainer Stürmer, Fritz Weber, August Rüttimann, Gérard Moine, Hans-Peter Hohmann, Roland Kurth, Joachim Paust, Wolfgang Hähnlein, Horst Pauling, Bernd–Jürgen Weimann, Bruno Kaesler, Bernd Oster, Ulrich Fechtel, Klaus Kaiser, Bernd de Potzolli, Michael Casutt, Thomas Koppe, Michael Schwarz, Bernd-Jürgen Weimann, Urs Hengartner, Antoine de Saizieu, Christof Wehrli, René Blum,
Peter Mair, Szabolcs Péter,
René T. Stemmler,
Christof Wehrli,
Bernd-Jürgen Weimann,
Urs Hengartner, Antoine Saizieu,
Szabolcs Péter
DSM Nutritional Products, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorRené T. Stemmler
DSM Nutritional Products, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorChristof Wehrli
DSM Nutritional Products, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorBernd-Jürgen Weimann
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorPeter Mair, Szabolcs Péter,
René T. Stemmler,
Christof Wehrli,
Bernd-Jürgen Weimann,
Urs Hengartner, Antoine Saizieu,
Szabolcs Péter
DSM Nutritional Products, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorRené T. Stemmler
DSM Nutritional Products, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorChristof Wehrli
DSM Nutritional Products, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorBernd-Jürgen Weimann
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 13 September 2019
Abstract
The article contains sections titled:
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Historical Notes |
| 3 | Chemical and Physical Properties |
| 4 | Content in Food and Bioavailability |
| 5 | Biosynthesis |
| 6 | Chemical Synthesis |
| 7 | Metabolism and Biochemical Functions |
| 8 | Nutritional Requirements and Medical Use |
| 8.1 | Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) |
| 8.2 | Folate Deficiency |
| 8.3 | Other Folate Disorders |
| 8.4 | Toxicity |
| 8.5 | Animal Nutrition |
| 9 | Analysis |
| 10 | Economic Aspects |
| Related Articles | |
| References |
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Further Reading
- Ball, G. (2010) Vitamins, 2nd edn, J. Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ.
- Combs, G.F. (2007) The Vitamins, 3rd edn, Academic Press, New York.
- Holick, M.F. (2010) Vitamin D, 2nd edn, Humana, London.
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- Milne, G.W.A. and Delander, M. (2008) Vitamin D Handbook, Wiley-Interscience, Hoboken.
- Zempleni, J., Rucker, R.B., Suttie, J.W. and McCormick, D.B. (2007) Handbook of Vitamins, 4th edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
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