Vitamin C - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is necessary to form collagen; so is implicated in the synthesis of skin, scar tissue, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels, the healing of wounds, and for the repair and maintenance of cartilage, bones, and teeth.
Vitamin C is also an antioxidant, thus helps reduce damage to cells and DNA, and may have a role in protecting against cancer.
All fruits and vegetables contain some amount of vitamin C, but citrus fruits are a very good source. Because it is water-soluble, it is hard to build up toxic levels in the body. Deficiencies in the extreme cause scurvy.
Source; Adapted from NIH
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