Vitamin C: is it time to re-evaluate its role in health and disease?

Vitamin C - is it time to re-evaluate its role in health and disease

Vitamin C (VC; ascorbic acid, AA) is synthesised from glucose in the liver of most mammals, but not in humans. Synthetic AA supplementation is often necessary to prevent vitamin C […]

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Vitamin C in human health and disease is still a mystery? An overview

Vitamin C in human health and disease is still a mystery? An overview

Ascorbic acid is one of the important water soluble vitamins. It is essential for collagen, carnitine and neurotransmitters biosynthesis. Most plants and animals synthesize ascorbic acid for their own requirement.

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Vitamin C: The nontoxic, nonrate-limited, antioxidant free radical scavenger

Vitamin C: The nontoxic, nonrate-limited, antioxidant free radical scavenger

The amount of oral ascorbic acid that a patient can tolerate without diarrhea, increases somewhat proportionately to the “toxicity” of his disease.

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