History of Vitamin C

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	Revision 25 . . (edit) October 18, 2001 5:20 am by The Cunctator
	Revision 24 . . October 18, 2001 5:19 am by The Cunctator *[I don't buy the merge--Vitamin C and ascorbic acid are not identically the same; Vit. C is a form of ascorbic acid]**
	Revision 23 . . (edit) October 18, 2001 3:27 am by Rmhermen
	Revision 22 . . October 18, 2001 2:16 am by Taw [merged with ascorbic acid]
	Revision 21 . . October 18, 2001 1:03 am by Sodium [l-enantiomer is an optical isomer]
	Revision 20 . . October 18, 2001 12:56 am by The Cunctator *[L enantiomer, what ever that is]**
	Revision 19 . . October 18, 2001 12:32 am by (logged).186.19.xxx [Not silly to have a link to ascorbic acid: D-ascorbic acid is not vitamin C. AA can be considered distinct from its human-health context, as per the /Talk page. So, a new article has been created]
	Revision 18 . . October 17, 2001 7:04 am by Taw [linking [[ascorbic acid]] was really silly; [[ascorbic acid]] points back to [[vitamin c]]]
	Revision 17 . . October 17, 2001 5:08 am by (logged).186.19.xxx *[free linked the first instance of "ascorbic acid" and of "water"]**
	Revision 16 . . October 17, 2001 12:18 am by Dachshund [antioxidant, spacing]
	Revision 15 . . (edit) October 16, 2001 10:18 pm by (logged).255.83.xxx
	Revision 14 . . (edit) October 16, 2001 10:18 pm by (logged).255.83.xxx
	Revision 13 . . October 16, 2001 10:14 pm by The Cunctator *[Tiny bit of cleaning. Should this be under ascorbic acid? I guess it doesn't really matter.]**
	Revision 12 . . (edit) October 16, 2001 10:12 pm by The Cunctator
	Revision 11 . . October 16, 2001 9:30 pm by Taw [format fix]
	Revision 10 . . October 16, 2001 9:28 am by (logged).177.93.xxx
	Revision 9 . . October 16, 2001 4:36 am by Dmerrill *[citrus fruits were mentioned, but I mentioned that they are* citrus fruits, and linked to them]**
	Revision 8 . . (edit) October 16, 2001 4:13 am by Dmerrill [fix typo (hope it wasn't just a britishism, sorry if it was)]
	Revision 7 . . (edit) October 16, 2001 2:12 am by Rmhermen
	Revision 6 . . October 16, 2001 2:04 am by Verloren [Changed opening - Vitamin C is just as 'precise' a name as Ascorbic Acid]
	Revision 5 . . (edit) October 15, 2001 10:09 am by (logged).177.92.xxx
	Revision 4 . . August 10, 2001 3:01 am by Piotr Wozniak [donor in hydroxylations; diarrhoea on overdose]

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Ascorbic Acid, also known as Vitamin C, is a water-soluble organic acid and a vitamin used by the body for a number of purposes. Only L-enantiomer is biologically active.

Molecular formula: C₆H₈O₆.

The SMILES string: C1(O)=C(O)C(=O)OC1(C(O)(CC)).

Melting point: 190-192 C.

It is easily oxidized, and as such is used as a reductant in photographic
developer solutions.

Vitamin C, the L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin used by the body for a number of purposes.

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Vitamin C is used to prevent scurvy, improve iron absorption and heal bruise?s. It is also useful as a concommitant medicine in cold?s, flu?, and other infection?s. Rationale for the use is that there is increased demand for ascorbic acid to take part in regeneratory actions.

Vitamin C is used to prevent scurvy, improve iron absorption and heal bruise?s. It is also useful as a concommitant medicine in cold?s, flu?, and other infection?s. Rationale for the use is that there is increased demand and ascorbic acid take part in regeneratory actions.

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