Roles of Vitamin C

Vitamin C has many other names including L-Ascorbic acid, L-xyloascorbic acid, 3-oxo-L-gulofuranolactone, L-3-ketothreohexuronic acid lactone, antisorbutic vitamin, ascorbic acid and ascorbate. It is a water soluble vitamin which synthesized from glucose by many animals. In some mammals, it is synthesized in liver while birds and reptiles, it is synthesized in kidney. However, human and several species are unable to synthesize vitamin C. Insufficient vitamin C in diet can cause scurvy and lack of enzymatic functions.

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