A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form, vitamin C, functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxi...
Used to treat vitamin C deficiency, scurvy, delayed wound and bone healing, urine acidification, and in general as an antioxidant. It has also been suggested to be an effective antiviral agent.
Auerbach Hematology and Oncology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Hospital General Zona 11 Imss Piedras Negras Coahuila, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Kufa University, Najaf, Kufa, Iraq
The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood Campus, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC), Fairway, Kansas, United States
The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Zhongnan Hopital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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