Neal Hickey

Dr. Neal Hickey

Centre of Excellence in Biocrystallography, Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Academic Career Length

34Years (1993-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2003 in Catalysis Today
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JKJan Kaspar
Jan Kaspar
Paolo FornasieroPaolo Fornasiero
Paolo Fornasiero
NHNeal Hickey
Neal Hickey

1 June 2003 in Inorganica Chimica Acta
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JKJan Kaspar
Jan Kaspar
Paolo FornasieroPaolo Fornasiero
Paolo Fornasiero
GBG. Balducci
G. Balducci
RMR. Di Monte
R. Di Monte
NHNeal Hickey
Neal Hickey
VSValter Sergo
Valter Sergo

28 December 2022 in Molecules
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ŽRŽane Temova Rakuša
Žane Temova Rakuša
RRRobert Roskar
Robert Roskar
NHNeal Hickey
Neal Hickey
Silvano GeremiaSilvano Geremia
Silvano Geremia
Vitamin B12, also known as the anti-pernicious anemia factor, is an essential micronutrient totally dependent on dietary sources that is commonly integrated with food supplements. Four vitamin B12 forms—cyanocobalamin, hydroxocobalamin, 5′-deoxyadenosylcobalamin, and methylcobalamin—are currently used for supplementation and, here, we provide an overview of their biochemical role, bioavailability, and efficacy in different dosage forms. Since the effective quantity of vitamin B12 depends on the stability of the different forms, we further provide a review of their main reactivity and stability under exposure to various environmental factors (e.g., temperature, pH, light) and the presence of some typical interacting compounds (oxidants, reductants, and other water-soluble vitamins). Further, we explore how the manufacturing process and storage affect B12 stability in foods, food supplements, and medicines and provide a summary of the data published to date on the content-related quality of vitamin B12 products on the market. We also provide an overview of the approaches toward their stabilization, including minimization of the destabilizing factors, addition of proper stabilizers, or application of some (innovative) technological processes that could be implemented and contribute to the production of high-quality vitamin B12 products.

1 May 2001 in Journal of Catalysis
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NHNeal Hickey
Neal Hickey
Paolo FornasieroPaolo Fornasiero
Paolo Fornasiero
JKJan Kaspar
Jan Kaspar
JGJ.M Gatica
J.M Gatica
SBS Bernal
S Bernal

9 February 2005 in Chemistry of Materials
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TMTiziano Montini
Tiziano Montini
NHNeal Hickey
Neal Hickey
Paolo FornasieroPaolo Fornasiero
Paolo Fornasiero
MGM. Graziani
M. Graziani
MBMiguel Bañares
Miguel Bañares
LDLaura E. Depero
Laura E. Depero

24 May 2024 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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PMPranay Kumar Maitra
Pranay Kumar Maitra
SBSoumalya Bhattacharyya
Soumalya Bhattacharyya
NHNeal Hickey
Neal Hickey
PMPartha Sarathi Mukherjee
Partha Sarathi Mukherjee