Human health issues relating to amino acids are extremely broad and include metabolic disorders of amino acid metabolism as well as their presence in food and use as supplements. This book covers the biochemistry of amino acid metabolism in the context of health and disease. It discusses their use as food supplements, in clinical therapy and nutritional support and focuses on major recent developments, highlighting new areas of research that will be needed to sustain further interest in the field.
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Weight: 1420g
Dimensions: 172 x 244mm
Publication Date: 24 Nov 2011
Publisher: CABI Publishing
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781845937980
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J.P.F. D'Mello is a double graduate of the University of Nottingham obtaining a BSc Honours in 1964 and a PhD in 1967 both in the Department of Applied Biochemistry. He began work at the Edinburgh School of Agriculture in 1968 lecturing to students and commencing research with grants from the Agricultural Research Council Tropical Products Institute (ODA) BP and ICI. He has supervised a number of Honours MSc and PhD students during his years at Edinburgh published extensively in refereed journals and took charge of the Environmental Protection and Management degree course for four years until retirement. Since retiring he has edited 5 books for CABI with A Handbook of Environmental Toxicology: Human Disorders and Ecotoxicology published in December 2019 and the authored text Introduction to Environmental Toxicology publishing in late 2020.