Mounting evidence indicates that vitamin C has the potential to be a potent anti-cancer
agent when administered intravenously and in high doses (high-dose IVC). Early phase …

Research progress to understand the role of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in human health has
been slow in coming. This is predominantly the result of several flawed approaches to study …

Ascorbate (vitamin C in primates) functions as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions
represented by prolyl hydroxylases and as an antioxidant due to its ability to donate …

Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is a critical, rate-limiting enzyme that controls the last two
steps of purine catabolism by converting hypoxanthine to xanthine and xanthine to uric acid …

Today's laboratory mouse, Mus musculus, has its origins as the 'house mouse'of North
America and Europe. Beginning with mice bred by mouse fanciers, laboratory stocks …

The process of ageing has been repeatedly associated with increasing oxidative damage
which has led to the hypothesis that reducing oxidative stress through antioxidant dietary …

Key points Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with vascular dysfunction,
oxidative stress and signs of endothelial epigenetic programming of the umbilical vessels …

Vitamin C has multiple metabolic functions in the body, but the available information on the
exact relationship between these functions and the intake necessary to maintain them is …

One of the most abundantly available, cost-effective valuable resources that are of all-time
concern for minimization and economical re-utilization is food waste, and quantifying the …

A suboptimal blood vitamin C (ascorbate) level increases the risk of several chronic
diseases. However, the detection of hypovitaminosis C is not a simple task, as ascorbate is …