Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review

Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review

The recognition of vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is associated with history of an unrelenting search for the cause of the ancient hemorrhagic disease scurvy. Isolated in 1928, vitamin C is essential for the development and maintenance of connective tissues. It plays an important role in bone formation,...

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Main Authors: Iqbal, Khalid, Khan, Alam, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2004
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TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
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spelling iium-17052011-09-06T08:01:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1705/ Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review Iqbal, Khalid Khan, Alam Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply The recognition of vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is associated with history of an unrelenting search for the cause of the ancient hemorrhagic disease scurvy. Isolated in 1928, vitamin C is essential for the development and maintenance of connective tissues. It plays an important role in bone formation, wound healing and the maintenance of healthy gums. Vitamin C plays an important role in a number of metabolic functions including the activation of the B vitamin, folic acid, the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids and the conversion of the amino acid, tryptophan, to the neurotransmitter, serotonin. It is an antioxidant that protects body from free radicals’ damages. It is used as therapeutic agent in many diseases and disorders. Vitamin C protects the immune system, reduces the severity of allergic reactions and helps fight off infections. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2004 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1705/1/fin170.pdf Iqbal, Khalid and Khan, Alam and Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan (2004) Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 3 (1). pp. 5-13. ISSN 1680 - 5194 http://www.pjbs.org/pjnonline/fin170.pdf
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topic TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
spellingShingle TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Iqbal, Khalid
Khan, Alam
Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan
Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review
description The recognition of vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is associated with history of an unrelenting search for the cause of the ancient hemorrhagic disease scurvy. Isolated in 1928, vitamin C is essential for the development and maintenance of connective tissues. It plays an important role in bone formation, wound healing and the maintenance of healthy gums. Vitamin C plays an important role in a number of metabolic functions including the activation of the B vitamin, folic acid, the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids and the conversion of the amino acid, tryptophan, to the neurotransmitter, serotonin. It is an antioxidant that protects body from free radicals’ damages. It is used as therapeutic agent in many diseases and disorders. Vitamin C protects the immune system, reduces the severity of allergic reactions and helps fight off infections.
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author Iqbal, Khalid
Khan, Alam
Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan
author_facet Iqbal, Khalid
Khan, Alam
Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan
author_sort Iqbal, Khalid
title Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review
title_short Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review
title_full Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review
title_fullStr Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review
title_full_unstemmed Biological significance of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in human health – a review
title_sort biological significance of ascorbic acid (vitamin c) in human health – a review
publisher Asian Network for Scientific Information
publishDate 2004
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/1705/
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