Does Vitamin C Act as an Antioxidant or Prooxidant?
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2011
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61761-096-7 (ISBN)
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61761-096-7 (ISBN)
Vitamin C is known to be an effective antioxidant in biological fluids and cells, and generally believed to be a beneficial component from vegetables and fruits. Vitamin C is an important dietary antioxidant which significantly decreases the adverse effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formed in the cell. Paradoxically, vitamin C has also been shown to oxidise the cellular components under certain in vitro experimental conditions and induce cell death in a number of different cell lines. However, the mechanism of the oxidising feature of vitamin C is not well understood. It has been reported that vitamin C loses its effectiveness as antioxidant at high concentrations or at partial oxygen pressures.
Introduction; Historical Overview; Biological Functions of Vitamin C in Animals; Antioxidant Effect of Vitamin C on Diseases; Prooxidant Mechanism of Vitamin C; In vivo Studies Showing Prooxidant Effects of Vitamin C; Human Studies Showing Prooxidant Effects of Vitamin C; Conclusion; Index.
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 230 x 150 mm |
| Gewicht | 152 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61761-096-8 / 1617610968 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61761-096-7 / 9781617610967 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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