Ascorbic acid

Synonyms

L-Ascorbic acid; 3-Keto-L-gulofuranolactone; 3-Oxo-L-gulofuranolactone; 3-Oxo-L-gulofuranolactone (enol form); Acide ascorbique [INN-French]; Acido ascorbico [INN-Spanish]; Acidum ascorbicum [INN-Latin]; Acidum ascorbinicum; Adenex; Allercorb; Antiscorbic vitamin; Antiscorbutic vitamin; Arco-cee; Ascoltin; Ascor-B.I.D.; Ascorb; Ascorbajen; Ascorbate; Ascorbicap; Ascorbutina; Ascorin; Ascorteal; Ascorvit; C-Level; C-Long; C-Quin; C-Span; C-Vimin; CE-VI-Sol; Cantan; Cantaxin; Catavin C; Ce-Mi-Lin; Cebicure; Cebid; Cebion; Cebione; Cecon; Cee-caps TD; Cee-vite; Cegiolan; Ceglion; Celaskon; Celin; Cemagyl; Cemill; Cenetone; Cenolate; Cereon; Cergona; Cescorbat; Cetamid; Cetane; Cetane-Caps TC; Cetane-caps TD; Cetemican; Cevalin; Cevatine; Cevex; Cevi-bid; Cevimin; Cevital; Cevitamic acid; Cevitamin; Cevitan; Cevitex; Cewin; Ciamin; Cipca; Citriscorb; Colascor; Concemin; Davitamon C; Dora-C-500; Duoscorb; Hex-2-enonic acid gamma-lactone, L-threo-; Hicee; Hybrin; IDO-C; Kyselina askorbova [Czech]; L(+)-Ascorbic acid; L-3-Ketothreohexuronic acid lactone; L-Ascorbate; L-Lyxoascorbic acid; L-Xyloascorbic acid; L-threo-Hex-2-enonic acid, gamma-lactone; Laroscorbine; Lemascorb; Liqui-Cee; Meri-C; Natrascorb; Natrascorb injectable; Planavit C; Proscorbin; Redoxon; Ribena; Roscorbic; Scorbacid; Scorbu-C; Secorbate; Testascorbic; Vicelat; Vicomin C; Viforcit; Viscorin; Vitace; Vitacee; Vitacimin; Vitacin; Vitamin C; Vitamisin; Vitascorbol; Xitix; ce lent; [ChemIDplus]

Category

Vitamins and Derivatives

Description

White solid; [Merck Index] White to yellow odorless solid; [ICSC] Powder; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]

Sources/Uses

An antioxidant essential in the human diet; Used as an antioxidant for foods and therapeutic vitamin; [Merck Index] Used as an antioxidant and pH adjustor in cosmetics (over 75% in hair dyes and colors), for abscission of citrus fruit in harvesting, as a reducing agent in analytical chemistry, skin protectant, and UV sunscreen; [HSDB] Used in chemical synthesis; [IUCLID] Used as flavoring agent, antimicrobial agent, antioxidant, dough strengthener, nutritional supplement, pH control agent, sequestrant, and stabilizer or thickener for foods; [FDA] Permitted for use as an inert ingredient in non-food pesticide products; [EPA]

Comments

A strong reducing agent; A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; [ICSC] Excessive doses (chronic ingestion or intravenous) can cause acute renal failure or nephropathy secondary to a metabolite, oxalic acid. Chronic ingestion of more than 4 g/day can produce nephropathy. [Olson, p. 445-6] No evidence of carcinogenicity in mice or rats; [NTP] May cause irritation; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]

Biomedical References

2.49E-10 mm Hg

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