Abstract
Ascorbic acid is a low molecular weight antioxidant well known as anti-scorbut acting vitamin C in humans, primates and guinea pigs. This review summarizes basic data about ascorbic acid in its physiological action point of view. It is divided into biochemistry of ascorbic acid synthesis, mechanism of antioxidant action and participation in anabolism, pharmacokinetics and excretion, exogenous ascorbic acid immunomodulatory effect and participation in infectious diseases, impact on irradiation and intoxication pathogenesis, and supplementary demands. The primary intention was to consider ascorbic acid not only as an antioxidant but also as a chemical compound affecting multiple pathways with a potential beneficial impact in many diseases and processes in human body.
Keywords: Vitamin C, low molecular weight antioxidant, oxidative stress, inflammation, reactive oxygen species, intoxication pathogenesis, anabolism, pharmacokinetics, pyrophosphorylase, Ascorbic acid, phylogenesis, -tocopherol, lymphocyte proliferation
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Ascorbic Acid: An Old Player with a Broad Impact on Body Physiology Including Oxidative Stress Suppression and Immunomodulation: A Review
Volume: 12 Issue: 1
Author(s): M. Pohanka, J. Pejchal, S. Snopkova, K. Havlickova, J. Z. Karasova, P. Bostik and J. Pikula
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Keywords: Vitamin C, low molecular weight antioxidant, oxidative stress, inflammation, reactive oxygen species, intoxication pathogenesis, anabolism, pharmacokinetics, pyrophosphorylase, Ascorbic acid, phylogenesis, -tocopherol, lymphocyte proliferation
Abstract: Ascorbic acid is a low molecular weight antioxidant well known as anti-scorbut acting vitamin C in humans, primates and guinea pigs. This review summarizes basic data about ascorbic acid in its physiological action point of view. It is divided into biochemistry of ascorbic acid synthesis, mechanism of antioxidant action and participation in anabolism, pharmacokinetics and excretion, exogenous ascorbic acid immunomodulatory effect and participation in infectious diseases, impact on irradiation and intoxication pathogenesis, and supplementary demands. The primary intention was to consider ascorbic acid not only as an antioxidant but also as a chemical compound affecting multiple pathways with a potential beneficial impact in many diseases and processes in human body.
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Pohanka M., Pejchal J., Snopkova S., Havlickova K., Z. Karasova J., Bostik P. and Pikula J., Ascorbic Acid: An Old Player with a Broad Impact on Body Physiology Including Oxidative Stress Suppression and Immunomodulation: A Review, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2012; 12 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955712798868986
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955712798868986 |
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