Archive for June 16th, 2009

Vitamin C, An Essential Nutrients for Human

Vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient for humans, a large number of higher primate species, a small number of other mammalian species (notably guinea pigs and bats), a few species of birds, and some fish. Ascorbate (an ion of ascorbic acid) is required for a range of essential metabolic reactions in all […]