アスコルビン酸(ビタミンC)定量キット OxiSelect Ascorbic Acid Assay Kit (FRASC)

Ascorbic acid is a vital water-soluble antioxidant found in living organisms. Commonly known as Vitamin C, the L-enantiomer is the only form found in nature and the form necessary for normal physiological reactions. Ascorbic acid is a weak sugar acid structurally related to glucose. The anion of ascorbic acid, ascorbate acts as a reducing agent, donating electrons to various enzymatic and some non-enzymatic reactions necessary in all animals and plants. Its reducing power makes it a powerful antioxidant, rapidly scavenging many reactive oxygen species (ROS). Although many organisms can produce the vitamin internally, humans cannot and must receive it through diet intake. Scurvy results when there is a deficiency in dietary intake of the vitamin. Ascorbic Acid is critical for a variety of functions related to tissue growth and wound healing, neurotransmitter formation, blood cholesterol levels, as well as free radical neutralization.

アスコルビン酸(ビタミンC)の化学構造式