Antiscorbutic agents

This synthesis was the first step toward industrial vitamin production, which began in 1936. The synthetic product was shown to have the same biological activity as the natural substance. It is reversibly oxidized in the body to dehydro-L-ascorbic acid (3) (L-// fi (9-2,3-hexodiulosonic acid y-lactone), a potent antiscorbutic agent with hiU vitamin activity. In 1937, Haworth and Szent-Gyn rgyi received the Nobel Prize for their work on vitamin C. 

Antirachitic vitamin Antiredeposition agents Antirust additives Antiscaling additives Antiscorbutic vitamin Antiseize material Antisense agents Antisense DNA... 

Synonyms Citrus limonum Citrus medica limonum juice Lemon juice Definition Liq. expressed from the fresh pulp of Citrus medica limonum Toxicology Can cause allergic reactions Uses Natural flavoring agent in foods and pharmaceuticals tonic refrigerant antiscorbutic... 

Ascorbic add (V. C) 1925 75 Reducing agent for some oxygenases cofactor for all 2-oxoacid antiscorbutic V. 

Occurs widely in animals and plants. Good sources are citrus fruits and hip berries. Isol. from ox adrenal cortex, lemons and paprika. Vitamin (antiscorbutic) urinary acidifier. Used as a reducing agent, masking agent in photometric detn. of Ti, Nb. Mp 190-192°. 

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