Need help!! - vitamin C - Biology Forum

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victor 18 years, 5 months ago

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- July 12, 2006 at 7:22 am #5216
  bouncy_caramel
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  what are the usages of vitamin c within our body aside from preventing scurvy. does vitamin C contributes on making anything in our body – anything related with glucose
  plz help ..
- July 12, 2006 at 10:58 am #51291
  victor
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  Vit. C (ascorbic acid) is an unsaturated cyclic ester (lactone) which gives acidic effect due to it’s C-3 proton. In many animals (except in humans and certain vertebrates), ascorbic acid is synthesized from glucose and its main function is as an antioxidizing agent in our body.
  We can’t synthesize this molecule due to lack of certain enzymes, so vitamin C intake must be done to prevent some disseases and also to combat free radicals.
  😆 😆 😀
- July 13, 2006 at 9:37 pm #51384
  fireblaze
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  isn’t vitamin c needed for growth? 😆
- July 14, 2006 at 4:20 am #51396
  victor
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  Um, I don’t think so, because GH, T3 or T4 as far as I know aren’t made from ascorbic acid precursor.. 😆
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