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A detailed knowledge of the structure and the biochemical and physiological roles of vitamins has been accumulated over the past 50 years. However, before this time diseases were recognised which were related to diet. We now know that many of these diseases were caused by vitamin deficiencies.
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Chesworth, J.M., Stuchbury, T., Scaife, J.R. (1998). Vitamins and Minerals. In: An Introduction to Agricultural Biochemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1441-4_8
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