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.
UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine -Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, United States
New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
Community Medical Center, Toms River, New Jersey, United States
Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus, Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Cleveland Clinic, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Carle Cancer Center, Urbana, Illinois, United States
Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
Sanford Medical Center Fargo, Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Department of Gastroenterology, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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