Difference between revisions of "Ascorbic acid"

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Ascorbic acid

Description

A white crystalline, water-soluble vitamin that nautrally occurs in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, is essential in humans for several metabolic functions, such as the formation of healthy skin and the healing of wounds. Vitamin C also prevents scurvy. Ascorbic acid is readily oxidized and as such is used in photographic developer solutions as a reducing agent.

Synonyms and Related Terms

vitamin C; Ascorbinsäur (Deut.); vitamina C (Esp., Port.); acide ascorbique; vitamine C (Fr.); acido ascorbico (It.); ascorbinezuur (Ned.); kwas askorbinowy (Pol.); Askorbinsyra (Sven.);

Chemical structure

Risks

ThermoFisher: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Composition	C6H8O6
CAS	50-81-7
Melting Point	190-192 C
Molecular Weight	176012

Resources and Citations

The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Vitamin C." Accessed 16 Jan. 2004 .

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascorbic_acid (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)

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 == Synonyms and Related Terms ==
-vitamin C; Ascorbinsäur (Deut.); vitamina C (Esp., Port.); vitamine C (Fr.); acido ascorbico (It.); ascorbinezuur (Ned.); kwas askorbinowy (Pol.); Askorbinsyra (Sven.);
+vitamin C; Ascorbinsäur (Deut.); vitamina C (Esp., Port.); acide ascorbique; vitamine C (Fr.); acido ascorbico (It.); ascorbinezuur (Ned.); kwas askorbinowy (Pol.); Askorbinsyra (Sven.);
 [[[SliderGallery rightalign|Askorbinsyraf5.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
+==Risks==
+* ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=A62500&productDescription=ASCORBIC+ACID+USP+POW+500GM&vendorId=VN00033897&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
+==Physical and Chemical Properties==
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+| 190-192 C
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-== Authority ==
+==Resources and Citations==
 * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
-* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Vitamin C." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004.  16 Jan. 2004  .
+* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Vitamin C." Accessed 16 Jan. 2004  .
-* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascorbic_acid (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)
+* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascorbic_acid (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)
 [[Category:Materials database]]