WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS
VITAMIN C & INOSITOL
Vitamins
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Vitamin C
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Inositol
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Other names
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Ascorbic acid or Antiscorbutic vitamin
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Mouse antialopecia factor
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Discovered by
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King (isolated from lemon juice)
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Wolley et
al
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Daily requirement
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50 mg
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Not yet known
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Sources
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Citrus fruits, pineapple, grapes, leafy
vegetables, green pepper.
Absent in animal sources.
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Muscles, liver, kidney, brain, vegetables,
fruits, yeast.
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Functions
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Tyrosine metabolism
Controls functioning of fibroblasts,
osteoblasts.
Healing of wounds.
Blood formation.
Absorption of Fe.
Resistance to cold.
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Stimulates the growth of mice “spectacle eye”
condition in rats can be treated.
Regulates human blood cholesterol level.
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Deficiency
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Scurvy
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Reduced growth and alopecia in mice.
Hemorrhagic degeneration of adrenal glands.
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Hypervitaminosis
of vitamin C causes laxative effect
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