How is Vitamin C manufactured? Ascorbic Acid Also known as: l-ascorbic acid‚ vitamin C‚ ascorbate A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets‚ and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form‚ vitamin C‚ functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxidant. http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary
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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be found in food but significant amounts of vitamin D can also be produced by the body. It can be obtained from sun exposure‚ food‚ and supplements are biologically inert and must undergo two hydroxylations in the body for activation. The two major forms of which are vitamins D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). This paper not only looks into the essential function of vitamin D on the subject of bone health‚ but also other non-calcemic
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The benefits of vitamin E are now fairly well established. Out of a controversial past it has become clear that vitamin E plays important roles as an antioxidant‚ in your immune system‚ in preventing heart disease and even in helping prevent cancer. As if this wasn’t enough‚ the research continues into other beneficial effects that vitamin E may have. It’s not particularly easy to come by however meaning if you want to get all the benefits you probably should consider a supplement to your
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October 14‚ 2011 Vitamin B12 Deficiency Vitamin B12 deficiency is also known as Cabalamin‚ it is a water-soluble vitamin that helps to maintain the healthy central nervous system and the formation of the red blood cells. Usually water soluble vitamins can’t be stored by the body. However‚ Vitamin B12 is a special kind of vitamin that can be stored in the liver for years. It is also needed to make the DNA material that exists in every cell. The average adult needs 2.4 microgram of vitamin B12 daily. Pregnant
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Vitamin D HW205 Kaplan University Vitamin D is actually not classified as a vitamin. It is considered a prohormone and its active form functions as a hormone. In the earlier years Vitamin D was always associated directly with milk. As the progression of research has shown‚ Vitamin D is prominent in many foods. The most vitamin D rich foods are milk‚ margarine‚ fortified cereals‚ fortified orange juice‚ canned tuna and other fish such as mackerel and salmon‚ and some whole
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Benefits of Vitamin E In this article we will look at the benefits of vitamin E. Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin found in many foods‚ especially certain fats and oils. It is a powerful antioxidant that protects the body from damage caused by free radicals. Vitamin E has many other health benefits also. First of all‚ to fully understand the importance of the effect of vitamin E on free radicals‚ you must understand what a free radical is and what it can do to your body. A free radical is an
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IB Biology Lab – Vitamin C content of food Aim: To compare the vitamin C content of different fruits using the decolourisation of DCPIP from blue to clear as the indicator. • You first need to estimate the volume of a known concentration of vitamin C solution required to decolourise 2 cm3 of DCPIP solution. • Then you need to determine the volume of fruit juice that decolourises 2 cm3 of DCPIP solution. This gives an estimate of the concentration of vitamin C in fruit juice. • This
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Katrina M November 7‚ 2013 Osteomalacia Osteomalacia is a disease of the bones‚ caused by a Vitamin D deficiency. Because patients with this disease have bones that are soft‚ they are more likely to bow and fracture than stronger‚ healthier bones. This disease can occur in children‚ in which case it is called Rickets. Because Osteomalacia is caused by the lack of Vitamin D‚ easily accessible in our diets‚ it can be turned around and cured. Osteomalacia affects people of all ages‚ and
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H2O 1 mole 1 mole 1 mole 1 mole Aim To analyze the Vitamin C from a rival company and compare with that of my company and find out the best value for the money spent by the consumer. Controlled Variable * Mass of the tablet and hereby vitamin C in rival company tablets * Consistency of components in the Vitamin C tablet * Concentration of NaOH Apparatus 1. Burette (50ml) 2. Conical flask (50ml) 3. Vitamin C tablet (1 tablet per one trial) 4. Sodium Hydroxide
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(neuromuscular spasm) develops. In infants and young children‚ a long-standing calcium intake deficiency‚ in association with suboptimal vitamin D exposure‚ can produce rickets. Indeed‚ in experimental animals and in humans with extremely low vitamin D levels‚ genetic absence of calcitriol (vitamin D–dependent rickets [VDDR] type I)‚ or genetic absence of the vitamin D receptor (VDDR type II)‚ the use of increased calcium supplementation or calcium infusions will prevent and treat rickets. These observations
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