Vitamin C: From Bench to Bedside

Anitra C Carr; Jens Lykkesfeldt

doi:10.3390/nu13041102

Vitamin C: From Bench to Bedside

Nutrients. 2021 Mar 27;13(4):1102. doi: 10.3390/nu13041102.

Authors

Anitra C Carr¹, Jens Lykkesfeldt²

Affiliations

¹ Nutrition in Medicine Research Group, Department of Pathology & Biomedical Science, University of Otago, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand.
² Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark.

Abstract

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a normal liver metabolite in most animals, with humans being a notable exception due to random genetic mutations that have occurred during our evolution [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Ascorbic Acid* / administration & dosage
Ascorbic Acid* / pharmacokinetics
Ascorbic Acid* / pharmacology
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Epigenesis, Genetic
Humans
Neoplasms / drug therapy
Sepsis / drug therapy

Substances

Ascorbic Acid