Unlike other water-soluble vitamins, vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, doesn't appear to act either as a catalyst or as a coenzyme. Its primary role is a major one, however: regulating the formation of collagen, a protein that makes up the connective tissue...

A strong anti-oxidant found in high concentrations in nervous tissue. Because it has anti-oxidant properties it can be added to VEHICLE solutions to prevent OXIDATION of drugs or chemicals. It is also known as vitamin C. See also: drug ionization...

This article is about the nutrient. For the chemical compound, see ascorbic acid. For other uses, see Vitamin C (disambiguation). Top: ascorbic acid(reduced form)Bottom: dehydroascorbic acid(oxidized form) Vitamin C or L-ascorbate is...

Ignoring the foreign intrigue of the produce aisle is impossible these days. Dragonfruit, cherimoyas [CHAIR-i-moy-a] and plantains beckon almost every month of the year. Better shipping, open trade and a more international population have created a ripe market for luscious imports from Asia, South America...

Day 1 Breakfast: 1 cup cooked oatmeal, cooked in 1 cup low-fat 2% milk and topped with 1 Tbsp. slivered almonds and 1 Tbsp. brown sugarSmoothie made with: 1 cup calcium- and vitamin D-fortified orange juice, 2 Tbsp. toasted wheat germ, 1 banana, 1 cup...

Eating red meat may raise a woman's risk of a common type of breast cancer, and vitamin supplements will do little if anything to protect her heart, two new studies suggest. Women who ate more than 1 1/2 servings of...

Beautiful Eyes Fiona Barrett, Certified Holistic Health Counselor A.A.D.P Ready for a beauty makeover? How about a little carotenoid, bioflavonoid, and antioxidant? No, no, not on, but in! This beauty makeover starts from the inside, through nutrition. In this series of articles, I’ll explore with...

In order to find out which past and present soft drinks have the most amount of vitamin c we must first react a sample of DCPIP solution with a vitamin c solution which has a known concentration. This then enables us to compare the strength of vitamin c in the soft drinks with that of a specific concentration.

An overview of two experiments conducted on Vitamin C using non-traditional procedures. One experiment serves to detect the presence of Vitamin C in different substances, while the other serves to detect the effect of heat on Vitamin C.