Vitamin receptors : vitamins as ligands in cell communication / edited by Krishnamurti Dakshinamurti.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Serum and cellular retinoid-binding proteins / Dianne R. Soprano -- Retinoic acid receptors / Vincent Giguère -- Vitamin D receptors and the mechanism of action of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ / J. Wesley Pike -- Cobalamin binding proteins and their receptors / Bellur Seetharam, David H. Alpers -- Folate binding proteins / Steven Weitman, Richard G.W. Anderson, Barton A. Kamen -- Riboflavin carrier protein in reproduction / P. Radhakantha Adiga -- Binding proteins for [alpha]-tocopherol, L-ascorbic acid, thiamine and vitamin B₆ / Krishnamurti Dakshinamurti, Jasbir Chauhan -- Biotin-binding proteins / Krishnamurti Dakshinamurti, Jasbir Chauhan.

This book was first published in 1994. Vitamins are essential micronutrients available to animal organisms through the diet. This book takes a fresh approach to vitamin-binding proteins, with emphasis on the nature of the binding of the vitamin ligand to a protein and its sequela. The role of vitamin-binding proteins as initiators of the metabolic response is evaluated. Experts in the field from around the world present an account of their work on the interaction of vitamins with specific intracellular systems through the appropriate binding proteins and how this interaction results in the biological action of vitamins. The book will be of interest to research workers and postgraduate students in the field of biochemistry and nutrition.