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Analysis of vitamins, metals and trace elements
Authors: Fragopoulou, Elizabeth
Nomikos, Tzortzis
Reviewer: Antonopoulou, Smaragdi
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Abstract:
Vitamins, minerals and trace elements, although found in the human body in very low concentrations, display a multitude of important bioactivities which are essential for human metabolism and the normal functioning of human systems. They can achieve this through their role in the structuring of macromolecules, their participation as coenzymes/cofactors in the enzymatic reactions of metabolism, their participation in enzymatic and non-antioxidant systems, as well as through their hormonal actions. They are a heterogeneous group of biomolecules in terms of their chemical structure, with the result that their analysis methods display a corresponding heterogeneity. This chapter presents the main analysis techniques of the most important vitamins, minerals and trace elements, with an emphasis on the techniques used for their analysis in biological samples. Finally, a brief presentation of metallomic analysis is given, which allows the simultaneous analysis of many trace metals and metalloproteins.
Linguistic Editors: Alexopoulou, Katerina
Graphic Editors: Skouloudis, George
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 27-05-2024
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License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/13437
Bibliographic Reference: Fragopoulou, E., & Nomikos, T. (2024). Analysis of vitamins, metals and trace elements [Chapter]. In Fragopoulou, E., & Nomikos, T. 2024. Laboratory exercises in biochemistry [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/13437
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Laboratory exercises in biochemistry
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions