The recognition of vitamin C is associated with a history of an unrelenting search for the
cause of the ancient haemorrhagic disease scurvy. Isolated in 1928, vitamin C is essential�…

Purpose To describe the nutritional and health attributes of kiwifruit and the benefits relating
to improved nutritional status, digestive, immune and metabolic health. The review includes�…

Throughout evolution, a number of animals including humans have lost the ability to
synthesize ascorbic acid (ascorbate, vitamin C), an essential molecule in the physiology of�…

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) occurs physiologically as the ascorbate anion: a water-soluble
antioxidant that is found throughout the body. However, despite the high, homeostatically�…

Collagen fibrils in the extracellular matrix allow connective tissues such as tendon, skin and
bone to withstand tensile forces. The fibrils are indeterminate in length, insoluble and form�…

Vitamin C, a reducing agent and antioxidant, is a cofactor in reactions catalyzed by Cu+‐
dependent monooxygenases and Fe2+‐dependent dioxygenases. It is synthesized, in�…

Nutrition plays an essential role in the regulation of optimal immunological response, by
providing adequate nutrients in sufficient concentrations to immune cells. There are a large�…

Why evolution is true Page 1 Jerry A. Coyne Why �f isTrue ing... masterful... outstandingly
good." Richard Dawkins, TLS Page 2 Page 3 WHY EVOLUTION IS TRUE Jerry Coyne is a�…

New methods to protect skin from photodamage from sun exposure are necessary if we are
to conquer skin cancer and photoaging. Sunscreens are useful, but their protection is not�…

Vitamin C is required for collagen synthesis and biosynthesis of certain hormones and
recommended dietary intake levels are largely based these requirements. However, to�…