Vitamin C

vitamin C

type of chemical entity

Subclass of	tetronic acid, DL-ascorbic acid
Part of	response to L-ascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process
Get use	food additive, antioxidant, synergist, Medication
Stereoisomer of	D-ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid, L-isoascorbic acid
Chemical formula	C₆H₈O₆
Canonical SMILES	OC[CH](O)[CH]1OC(=O)C(=C1O)O
Isomeric SMILES	OC[C@H](O)[C@H]1OC(=O)C(O)=C1O
Active ingredient in	Ascor L 500
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name	ascorbic acid
LiverTox likelihood score	LiverTox toxicity likelihood category E
Subject has role	free radical scavengers, antioxidant, vitamin, coenzymes
NCI Thesaurus ID	C285

Vitamin C (dem sanso know as ascorbic acid den ascorbate) be a water-soluble vitamin dem find insyd citrus den oda fruits, berries den vegetables. E sanso be a generic prescription medication den insyd sam countries dem dey sell am as a non-prescription dietary supplement. As a therapy, e be used to prevent den treat scurvy, a disease wey be caused by vitamin C deficiency.

Vitamin C be an essential nutrient wey be involved insyd de repair of tissue, de formation of collagen, den de enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters. E be required for de functioning of chaw enzymes wey e be important for immune system function. E sanso dey function as an antioxidant. Dem fi take Vitamin C by mouth anaa by intramuscular, subcutaneous anaa intravenous injection. Various health claims dey exist on de supposition wey moderate vitamin C deficiency dey increase disease risk, such as for de common cold, cancer anaa COVID-19. Der sanso be claims of benefits from vitamin C supplementation insyd excess of de recommended dietary intake for people wey dem no be considered vitamin C deficient. Vitamin C generally be well tolerated. Large doses fi cause gastrointestinal discomfort, headache, trouble sleeping, den flushing of de skin. De United States National Academy of Medicine ey recommend against consuming large amounts.

Chaw animals be able to synthesize dema own vitamin C. However, higher primates (wey dey include humans), chaw bats, guinea pigs, sam fish species, den sam bird species for acquire am from dietary sources secof a gene for a synthesis enzyme get mutations wey render am dysfunctional.

Na dem discover Vitamin C insyd 1912, dem isolate am insyd 1928, den insyd 1933, na e be de first vitamin to be chemically produced. Partly for ein discovery, na dem award Albert Szent-Györgyi de 1937 Nobel Prize insyd Physiology anaa Medicine.