Therapeutic agents ascorbic acid

Formazans and their metal complexes are used as textile dyes by direct application. The in situ reduction of tetrazolium salts has not been used to introduce the dyes to their substrates. Treatment with triaryl mono and bis tetrazolium salts followed by a reducing agent such as ascorbic acid or thioglycolic acid has been claimed as a method of introducing formazans as permanent hair dyes.641 There are some references to their use as therapeutic agents.642 544... 

Hematopoiesis also requires an adequate supply of minerals e.g., iron, cobalt, and copper) and vitamins ie.g., folic acid, vitamin pyiidoxine, ascorbic acid, and riboflavin), and deficiencies generally result in characteristic anemias, or, less frequently, a general failure of hematopoiesis. Therapeutic correction of a specific deficiency state depends on the accurate diagnosis of the anemic state and knowledge about the correct dose, the use of these agents in various combinations, and the expected response. 

Cameron. E., and Pauling. L. Ascorbic acid as a therapeutic agent in cancer. J. Int. Acad. Prev. Med., in press. 1979. 

Intr duc lop - This year, as in the past, reviews of antiviral chemotherapy have appeared in many forms, especially for those interested in clinical applicability. " More extensive discussions of selected areas of interest and a broad overview of the types of viral agents involving the respiratory tract have also appeared. Emphasis will be given to the current status of ascorbic acid as a clinically available therapeutic substance in relation to viral diseases. The clinical status of rlfamy-cin SV derivatives, pyrimidine nucleosides, and interferon will also be commented upon. An exciting new class of biS-basic-substituted polycyclic aromatic compounds was the subject of additional evaluation during the past year.6... 

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