Vitamin C: antioxidant barrier

Kleszczewska, E.

Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego 10(60): 483-486

2001


ISSN/ISBN: 1426-9686
PMID: 11503271
Document Number: 530130
There is growing interest concerning the role of vitamin C in physiological conditions. In this paper L-ascorbic acid is discussed in detail including its chemical activity and biological properties. The primary goal of this review is to present the chemical characteristics of this substance and to discuss its relation to various biological functions of vitamin C, mainly as an antioxidant barrier.

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