The role of L-ascorbic acid in free radical reactions

• Authors: E. Kleszczewska
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

L-ascorbic acid is one of the basic vitamins, necessary to the normal growth and behaviour of organisms. The primary of this review is to present the chemical characteristics of this substance and to discuss its relation to various biological functions of vitamin C, mainly as an antioxidant barrier (we analysed product of reaction between phenothiazine derivative and L-ascorbic acid).

Keywords

EN

FREE RADICAL; L-ASCORBIC ACID

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
• Year: 2002
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 655-669

Contributors

author

E. Kleszczewska

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: E. Kleszczewska, Instytut Chemii UB, ul. Hurtowa 1, 15-399 Bialystok, Poland