Vitamin-C Transport

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Vitamin-C (Ascorbate or Ascorbic Acid) is an essential water-soluble Vitamin, well known for its antiscorbutic and antioxidant functions in humans. Vitamin-C was first identified by virtue of the essential role it plays in Collagen modification, preventing the nutritional deficiency Scurvy. Vitamin-C acts as a cofactor for the P4H (Prolyl Hydroxylase) enzymes, which post-translationally modify Collagen and thereby increase the strength and elasticity of tissues. Vitamin-C reduces ...

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Two Faces of Vitamin C-Antioxidative and Pro-Oxidative Agent.
Kaźmierczak-Barańska J, Boguszewska K, Adamus-Grabicka A, Karwowski BT.
Nutrients. 2020 May 21;12(5):1501. doi: 10.3390/nu12051501.
Dietary Vitamin C in Human Health.
Granger M, Eck P.
Adv Food Nutr Res. 2018;83:281-310. doi: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2017.11.006. Epub 2018 Feb 16.
Vitamin C: should daily administration keep the paediatrician away?
Pecoraro L, Martini L, Antoniazzi F, Piacentini G, Pietrobelli A. JX.
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2019 Jun;70(4):513-517. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2018.1540557. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
New Perspectives on Iron Uptake in Eukaryotes.
Sherman HG, Jovanovic C, Stolnik S, Baronian K, Downard AJ, Rawson FJ.
Front Mol Biosci. 2018 Nov 19;5:97. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2018.00097.

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Vitamin-C Transport

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Two Faces of Vitamin C-Antioxidative and Pro-Oxidative Agent.

Dietary Vitamin C in Human Health.

Vitamin C: should daily administration keep the paediatrician away?

New Perspectives on Iron Uptake in Eukaryotes.

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Vitamin-C Transport

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References:

Two Faces of Vitamin C-Antioxidative and Pro-Oxidative Agent.

Dietary Vitamin C in Human Health.

Vitamin C: should daily administration keep the paediatrician away?

New Perspectives on Iron Uptake in Eukaryotes.

Databases

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Institutional License

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