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Specifications
- Description:Vitamin C HPLC Assay
- Size:1 kit
- Cat. No.:102995-104
- Supplier no.:VIC31-H100
Specifications
About this item
The Vitamin C HPLC Assay is intended to detect vitamin C in Li-heparinate plasma and serum.
- Incubation Time: 10 minutes
- Sample Size: 200 µl
- Sample Type: Lithium Heparinate Plasma
Vitamin C is a strong reducing agent. The oxidation of vitamin C leads to dehydroascorbic acid via a radicalic intermediate, in vivo. The three forms constitute a reversible redox-system. The most important function of ascorbic acid is the catalization in the biosynthesis of collagen. It is important for the de novo synthesis of bone, cartilage and teeth and wound healing. Vitamin C is needed for the synthesis of noradrenalin. Vitamin C plays an important role as antioxidant. It protects other molecules and cell structures from free radicals and reactive oxygen species. Ascorbic acid promotes the resorption of iron in the intestine and reduces the production of nitrosamines which might be carcinogenic.