Meet the editor

Dr. Jean Guy LeBlanc has an MSc and BSc in Biochemistry from the Université de Moncton, Canada, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the National University of Tucuman, Argentina, where he is also a post-graduate teacher in the Faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy. He is also a Principal Researcher for CERELA-CONICET, Argentina. His main areas of study include the use of lactic acid bacteria to increase bioactive compounds

(vitamins, digestive enzymes, antioxidants, etc.) for the fermentation of foods or as biopharmaceuticals to treat and prevent vitamin deficiencies, inflammatory diseases, and some types of cancer. Dr. LeBlanc has published 110 peer-reviewed articles and 33 book chapters and edited 8 books. He has also participated in 143 works in scientific meetings.

Contents

**Section 1**

Poverty and Pellagra's Penumbras *by Adrian C. Williams and Lisa J. Hill*

Bio-Availability, and Fortification Issues

*by Adrian C. Williams and Lisa J. Hill*

Folates: An Introduction

*and Muhammad Sarwar*

*by Fatma Nur Parin*

*by Özlem Çoban*

*by Abbas Shams*

*by Jagdish Singh*

**Preface XI**

B-Complex Vitamins - Sources, Intakes and Deficiencies **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 21**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 79**

**Chapter 6 101**

**Chapter 7 123**

**Chapter 8 157**

Deficiency of Vitamin B-Complex and Its Relation with Body Disorders

Retrospective, Perspective and Prospective of B-Complex Vitamins: Encapsulation of Vitamins and Release from Vitamin-Loaded Polymers

*by Hilal H. Al-Shekaili, Clara van Karnebeek and Blair R. Leavitt*

Several Dosage Forms Containing Vitamin B and Their Use in Therapy

Vitamin B9 in Dark Green Vegetables: Deficiency Disorders,

Meat and Vitamin B3: Getting a Grip on Engel's Curve

*by Muhammad Farhan Sarwar, Muhammad Haroon Sarwar* 

Vitamin B6 and Related Inborn Errors of Metabolism
