Vitamin C Mai Rufi CAS: Mai Kaya na 50-81-7

Ana ɗaukar Vitamin C a matsayin wani abu mai kama da enzyme cofactor ko antioxidant, amma kuma a matsayin wani abu mai canzawa a cikin amsawar ion na ƙarfe. Kuma duk waɗannan ayyukan bitamin C suna da alaƙa da mallakar antioxidation. L-ascorbic acid galibi yana nuna kaddarorin antioxidant. Yana kare tsire-tsire daga damuwa na oxidative da dabbobi masu shayarwa daga cututtukan da ke da alaƙa da damuwa na oxidative. L-ascorbic acid galibi yana kare daga hydroxyl radicals, superoxide da singlet oxygen. Bugu da ƙari, yana kuma rage maganin antioxidant α-tocopherol (siffar oxidized). L-Ascorbic acid yana haɓaka vasodilation mai dogaro da endothelium a cikin cututtuka daban-daban, gami da ciwon suga, cututtukan jijiyoyin zuciya, hauhawar jini da gazawar zuciya na yau da kullun.