Vitamins and Hormones
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1957
354 pages
978-0-08-086612-3 (ISBN)
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- Front Cover
- Vitamins and Hormones, Volume XV
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume XV
- Editors' Preface
- Chapter 1. Chemistry of Vitamin B12
- I. Introduction
- II. Isolation
- III. Physical Properties
- IV. Structural Investigation
- V. Reactions of Vitamin B12
- VI. Biogenesis of Vitamin B12
- VII. Compounds Related to Vitamin E12
- VIII. Biosynthesis of Vitamin B12 and Related Substances
- IX. Chemical Determination of Vitamin B12
- References
- Chapter 2. Total Syntheses of Carotenoids
- I. Introduction
- II. Schemes of the Syntheses of Carotenoids
- III. Carotenoid Hydrocarbons
- IV. Carotenoids Containing Hydroxyl and Carbonyl Groups
- V. Carotenoid Carboxylic Acids
- VI. Homologs and Isoprenologs of Carotenoid Hydrocarbons
- VII. Relation of Vitamin A Activity to the Structure of Carotenoids
- VIII. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 3. Carnitine
- I. Introduction
- II. Chemistry of Carnitine
- III. Methods of Carnitine Determination
- IV. The Carnitine Requirements of Other Insects
- V. Specificity of Action
- VI. Distribution of Carnitine in Natural Materials
- VII. Physiological Function of Carnitine
- VIII. Biosynthesis of Carnitine
- IX. Function of Carnitine on the Cellular Level
- X. Manifestations of a Carnitine Deficiency in Insects
- XI. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4.The Biological Synthesis of Cholesterol
- I. Introduction
- II. Acetate-Squalene
- III. Terpenoid Intermediates
- IV. Squalene-Lanosterol
- V. Identity of the Product of the Squalene Cyclization
- VI. Detailed Reaction Mechanism of the Squalene Cyclization
- VII. Demethylation of Lanosterol
- VIII. C27-Intermediates
- IX. General Aspects of Cholesterol Biogenesis
- X. Intracellular Distribution of Enzyme Systems
- XI. Comparative Aspects
- References
- Chapter 5. Adrenaline and Noradrenaline
- I. Introduction
- II. Formation
- III. Fate
- IV. Actions
- V. Estimation
- VI. Distribution
- VII. Release from the Adrenal Glands
- VIII. Release from Adrenergic Nerves
- IX. Discussion
- References
- Chapter 6. The Metabolic Effects of Growth Hormone and Their Physiological Significance
- I. Introduction
- II. Difficulties Encountered in Experiments with Growth Hormone
- III. Growth Hormone and Protein Metabolism
- IV. Growth Hormone and Fat Metabolism
- V. Growth Hormone and Carbohydrate Metabolism
- VI. Interrelationship between Growth Hormone and the Pancreatic Hormones: Glucagon and Insulin
- VII. Growth Hormone-Enzyme Interrelationship
- VIII. Interrelationship of the Various Metabolic Effects of Growth Hormone- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 7. Steroids in Human Blood
- I. Introduction
- II. Methods
- III. State in Transportation
- IV. Observations in Healthy Subjects under Normal Conditions
- V. Pathology
- VI. Environmental, Experimental, and Therapeutic Interference
- VII. Administration of Steroids
- VIII. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8. A Comparison of the Influence of Hormones, Vitamins, and Other Dietary Factors upon the Formation of Bone, Dentine, and Enamel
- I. Introduction
- II. The Influence of Vitamins and Dietary Factors on Bone and Tooth Formation
- III. The Influence of the Endocrine Glands on Bone and Tooth Formation
- IV. Conclusions
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
