Ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an essential dietary nutrient required for various biological processes in the human body. These include its vital role as antioxidant, and it acts as cofactor for the biosynthesis of collagen, catecholamines, amino acids, and various peptide hormones. Accumulating liter...
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| author | Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan Ismail, Amin Sarmadi, Bahareh |
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| description | Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an essential dietary nutrient required for various biological processes in the human body. These include its vital role as antioxidant, and it acts as cofactor for the biosynthesis of collagen, catecholamines, amino acids, and various peptide hormones. Accumulating literatures suggest that vitamin C may potentially implicate in the development of various chronic diseases partly due to its role in maintaining oxidative balance, this is due to the fact that initiation and development of many chronic diseases stemmed from oxidative stress and inflammation. Given that, vitamin C has controversially been used in the prevention and treatment of specific health conditions, this article attempts to summarize recent evidences pertaining to the roles of vitamin C in health and diseases. A brief description on the physiology of vitamin C was also included to support the understanding of its role in maintaining health. |
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| spelling | upm-526842021-09-04T23:37:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52684/ Ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan Ismail, Amin Sarmadi, Bahareh Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an essential dietary nutrient required for various biological processes in the human body. These include its vital role as antioxidant, and it acts as cofactor for the biosynthesis of collagen, catecholamines, amino acids, and various peptide hormones. Accumulating literatures suggest that vitamin C may potentially implicate in the development of various chronic diseases partly due to its role in maintaining oxidative balance, this is due to the fact that initiation and development of many chronic diseases stemmed from oxidative stress and inflammation. Given that, vitamin C has controversially been used in the prevention and treatment of specific health conditions, this article attempts to summarize recent evidences pertaining to the roles of vitamin C in health and diseases. A brief description on the physiology of vitamin C was also included to support the understanding of its role in maintaining health. Academic Press Caballero, Benjamin Finglas, Paul M. Toldra, Fidel 2016 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52684/1/Ascorbic%20acid.pdf Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan and Ismail, Amin and Sarmadi, Bahareh (2016) Ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects. In: Encyclopedia of Food and Health. Academic Press, London, United Kingdom, pp. 266-274. ISBN 9780123849472; EISBN: 9780123849533 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123849472000453 10.1016/B978-0-12-384947-2.00045-3 |
| spellingShingle | Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan Ismail, Amin Sarmadi, Bahareh Ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects |
| title | Ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects |
| title_full | Ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects |
| title_fullStr | Ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects |
| title_short | Ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects |
| title_sort | ascorbic acid: physiology and health effects |
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