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  2. Vitamin C - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C

    Key:CIWBSHSKHKDKBQ-JLAZNSOCSA-N Y. (verify) Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate) is a water-soluble vitamin found in citrus and other fruits, berries and vegetables. It is also a generic prescription medication and in some countries is sold as a non-prescription dietary supplement. As a therapy, it is used to prevent and treat ...

  3. Dehydroascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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    Dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) is an oxidized form of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). It is actively imported into the endoplasmic reticulum of cells via glucose transporters. [1] It is trapped therein by reduction back to ascorbic acid by glutathione and other thiols. [2] The (free) chemical radical semidehydroascorbic acid (SDA) also belongs to the ...

  4. Vitamin C megadosage - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin C megadosage is a term describing the consumption or injection of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in doses well beyond the current United States Recommended Dietary Allowance of 90 milligrams per day, and often well beyond the tolerable upper intake level of 2,000 milligrams per day. [1] There is no strong scientific evidence that vitamin C ...

  5. Vitamin - Wikipedia

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    In Wikidata. Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function. Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized in the organism in sufficient quantities for survival, and therefore must be obtained through the diet.

  6. Chemistry of ascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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    Ascorbic acid is an organic compound with formula C. 6H. 8O. 6, originally called hexuronic acid. It is a white solid, but impure samples can appear yellowish. It dissolves freely in water to give mildly acidic solutions. It is a mild reducing agent.

  7. Scurvy - Wikipedia

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    Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). [1] Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, fatigue, and sore arms and legs. [1][2] Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin may occur. [1][3] As scurvy worsens, there can be poor wound healing ...