Chapter 7 Vitamin C in Pneumonia and Sepsis

In humans, ascorbic acid is an essential vitamin, anti-oxidant and co-factor of a variety of metal ion-dependent enzymatic reactions. In this review, the transport of L-ascorbic acid is described from food to target cells. Transport of ascorbic acid across the plasma membrane is facilitated by membe...

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Main Author:	Carr, Anitra C.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2021
Subjects:	antioxidants ascorbic acid infectious disease intravenous ascorbate thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKG Pharmacology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSD Molecular biology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/40107
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