A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form, vitamin C, functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxidant.
Synonyms
Vitamina C
L-(+)-ascorbic acid
L-Ascorbic Acid
Ascorbic acid
Ascorbinsäure
L-Ascorbate
acidum ascorbinicum
Acidum ascorbicum
acide ascorbique
Ascorbate
Vitamin-C
ácido ascórbico
Vitamin C
Brand Names
Vege Swiss One Multivitamin W Chel Mins Tab
CleanFlex
Folic Acid 1mg With C 20mg
Zinc Lozenges With Vitamin C and Non-medicinal Echinacea
Chewable Multiple Vitamins Plus Extra C
Iron
Iron Polysaccharides Folic Acid DHA
Multi-Vitamin Fluoride
Calcium With Mg Zn Mn Cu CR Si and Vit. C & D
FE C Tab Plus
Multi-Vit with Fluoride
Kolvac
Virt-Tabs
Rocky Mountain Oj's Chewable Vitamin C Tab
Neomultivite
Bseltzer
Tender Age Vit Adc Drops
Tricare Prenatal DHA One With Folate
Taron BC
Children Choice Multivit Chewable Tab
Reebok
Vitamin C Tab 250mg Orange Flavoured Chewable
Viamon Ampoules Et Comprimes
Vitogen B Stress C Vit E Zinc & Cop
Multi Vitamins & Minerals
Vita Soluball
VITAMINS A, C, D and FLUORIDE
Homosistrol Capsules
Super Stress Capsules
Novel Vita
Vitasure
Nephron FA
Prenate Star
Natal-V RX Multi-vitamin/Multi-mineral
Vitafol-OB Plus DHA Prenatal Supplement Plus DHA
Floravit - Syr
Multi-kid
Pregvit Folic 5
Folet One
Women's Formula
Multi-Vitamin
Prometa
Multiple Vit Plus Iron Tab
Folic Acid 1mg With Vitamin C
Tandem DHA
Inner Health Vitamin Supplement Capsules
Vitamine C 100mg Tab Masticable
Fero Grad 500
Vitamin C 500mg Tab
Folika-MG
Aronamin Gold
Vitamin C 300mg Plus Acerola Tab
Vi-daylin Adc Vitamins Drops for Infants
Avengers Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Vitamin C 100 Mg Orange Chewable
Alkadrenergy Tablets
One A Day Tab
Timed Release Ester-C 1000mg
Time Release C 500mg
Vitamin C 500 Mg Chewable - Tablet
Foliflex
Formula 14 Dietary Supplement
Multivitamins W Iron
Twin Ultra Liquid Fruit Punch Flavor
PreGenna
Multi - N.T.O.x Formula - Tab
Fusion Plus
Dialyvite 3000
One-A-day Advance Fem - Tablets
Earthpals Children's Chewables Multi-vitamin & Mineral Tablets
Niva-Plus
Efferlife Multivitamins and Minerals
Now
Maximum Once A Day
Vitamin C 1000mg Time Release
Vitamin C Timed Release Tab 500mg
Folivane-PRx DHA
Zinc Plus Lozenges
Childrens Chewable Multivitamins W Iron
V & M Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Hot Lemon Cold and Flu Relief Super Strength
Multiple Vitamins W Minerals Tab
Acetabolan-II Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Childrens Chewable Multiple Vitamins W.iron
Z-force Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Revitalize Multi-vitamin and Mineral Complex
Vita-Pac
One Daily Vitamin and Mineral Dietary Supplement
FerroGels Forte
Prenatal Plus Vitamins
Keylosa
Multi-Nate 30
NataFort
Vitamine C Tab Masticable 250mg USP
Vitamin B Complex + C 600mg Tab
MONPURIEL Lacto powder cleanser
Extra C 1000
TriAdvance
Hot Lemon Relief - Extra Strength
Multiple Vitamins and Minerals Capsules
TL-Select DHA
Vitamin C Tab 250mg Chewable
Infants' Multiple Vitamin Drops
Swiss Total One
Vege 1 Daily Tab
Vitamin C 15 %
Vie-CA-rad Capsules
arthronSAN
PR Natal 430
Multiple Vitamin Plus Minerals Tab
Lumavex
RayaVit
Z Bec Tab
Children's Chewable Multi Vitamins
Poly Vi Flor Chewable Tab
Vitaday Junior Tab
Vol-Tab Rx
Zatean-Pn
Kanga-V Multivitamins & Minerals
Prenatal Vitamin No 53 Iron Fum Folic Acid Docusate CA DHA
Kamu Jay Liq 300mg/tsp
Dialyvite 5000
Multivitamin with fluoride
Acti-scorb 500 Caplet 500mg
B-plex
Omniquin
Dothelle DHA
C-500 Liq 50mg/ml
Chewable Vitamin C 100mg - Tab
Vitamin C 100mg Capsules
Stress B Complex With C, E and Iron Tab
Calcium Ascorbate Ctr Srt 450mg
Neonatal DHA
Zinc Lozenges With Vitamin C Dietary Supplement
Daily Energy Brand Vitamin & Mineral Drink Mix
Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral Supplement -tab
Zintrexyl-C
B-complex With Vitamin C, Biotin, Folic Acid
Paramettes Chewable Multivits With Iron Tab
Formula Cw
Super C With Non-medicinal Rosehips Tab
Multi 12 Injection
Sveets
Serum
Mega C 1000 Complex Tab 1000mg
Forty Plus Vitamin Supplement
Tri-Vit With Fluoride And Iron Drops
Surbex-500 With Iron
Prenatal
B Plus C 300 mg
Stress Formula B-comp + 500mg Vit C Tab
Vit C Tab 1000mg
Formula Gly
Vitafol Ultra
Grand Master Formula Tab
WesCap-PN DHA
Virt-Caps
AzesChew
Vitamin C Tab 1000mg Chewable
Supplement De Vitamine C
Carbaway
Glyco Lite Ect
Hot Lemon Extra Strength Cold & Sinus Night
Vitamin B Complex Plus C 300mg Timed Release
C-Nate DHA
WesCap-C-DHA
Lysamine Diet Supp Amp-tab
Revit Multi-vitamins and Minerals
TL-Folate
TriStart ONE
Rhume Et De LA Grippe (extra-fort)
Hot Lemon Relief for Symptoms Of Cold and Flu
B Complex Plus C 300mg Tab
Fizz Multivitamins for Kids W C Loz
Gestamine Comprimes
FolaSync DHA
Animal Shapes
Folic Acid With Vitamin B12 and Vitamin C
Senior Multi One
Scorbatate
Multi Vitamin, Iron and Fluoride
Vit B Complex Plus Vit C 550mg
Balanced C Complex
Multi Tabs
Vitamin C Crystals 5gm/5ml
Vitamin C Tab 100mg Chewable Orange
Vitamine C 250mg Tab Masticable
Formula F.E.S. Vitamins Tab
Diaplex
Multiple Vitamins W Iron Tab
Nutra Boost
Oncovite
Osteo-force
Multivitamin & Minerals (iron Free)
Vitamine C Tab 100mg
Azesco
Vitamin C Cap 1000mg
Prenatal Plus Multivitamin Plus DHA MiniCaps
Bio C 600 Tab
Vitamin C 25% (L- Ascorbic Acid)
Ni-C-E-LE Plus
Venexa FE
Vitamines Et Mineraux Comprimes
Revit Plus Cap
24 Multivitamins + Minerals
Osteo Tablets
Vitazyme
Omega-3 Rx Complete
Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun
Usana Megavitamin Tablets - Tab
Orifer F
Zeldana
Ascor L 500
Vitamin C Tab 250mg USP
Total Flu
Chewable Vitamin C Tablet 500mg
Prenatal Supplement - Tab
Food Nutrition Inc. Men's Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Vitamin C 500mg (chewable Orange)
Twin Ultra Liquid Grape Flavor
Ascor
Escavite Lq
Stress Tab With Zinc, Copper and Vitamin E
Ultimate Tab
Vitamin C 1000mg W/ Non-medicinal Echinacea
Yvtyvt Dark Spot
Formula CF
C1000 W Flavanoids Tab
Chewable Vitamin C 500mg Tab
PNV-First
Folic Acid & Vitamin C
Hematogen
Dialyvite Supreme D
Essential Vitamins and Minerals
Cell-wise
Prim - Royal P.M.T.
Stress B Complex With C,e, Zinc and Copper
C 500mg Ascorbic Acid
TL-Icon
Vitamin C Gummies
Junior Multi Vitamins - Regular
Fruity Bita C Tablets 125mg
Bacmin
Eye Health Areds 2 Formula
Ascorbic Acid Tab 1000mg
Hot Lemon Relief for Symptoms Of Cold and Flu Forte
FolaMax
Zinc Plus Extra C
Prenatvite Plus
PNV-Omega
Megavite Rx
Folvite-FE
Gemvites Jr Tab Chewable
Right Choice A.M. Multi Formula - Caplet
Re Ob 90 DHA
Maxi 6 Liq
Vitamin C Ultra Fine Pwr 1000mg/tsp
Gnc Timed Release Vitamin C Tablets 500mg
Stress B Complex With C, E & Iron
Multivitamin with Fluoride
Enviroflex - Tab
Vita C Tab 150mg
Efferlife Calcium 500mg + Vitamin D3 440 Iu + Vitamin C 125mg
Vitamin B Compound With Vitamin C Fortis Capsule Dtc
NataChew
Children's Chewable With Iron
Paramettes Chewable Multivitamins Plus Iron
High Potency Multivitamins & Minerals Caplets
FeRiva 21 7
Vitaplex
Ribotin-E
RE Prenatal Multivitamin with Iron
Virt Nate
Natal PNV
One Per Day Vitamin and Mineral Dietary Supplement
Bear Essentials
Tropicana Calcium & Vitamin C Supplement
Cmp Plex
Vitamin C Srt 1500mg
Cal-mag Complete With Zinc, C and D
Florafol Pediatric 0.25 mg/mL Multivitamin and Fluoride Liquid Drops
Vitrax
Mega C Acid Inj 500mg/ml
Super C 1000mg
Infant's Multiple Vitamin Drops
Multi Flow Tablets
Virt-Nate
Tobakient
Citron Chaud Extra Fort
Phytoplex B Liq
Lacto powder cleanser
Dexivite
Liqud Vitamin C
Multiple Vitamins Plus Iron - Tab
Celladix C.E.F ADVANCED BRIGHTENING AMPOULE
Vitamin C-force 500mg Tablets
Trigels-F Forte
PR Natal 430 ec
Hot Lemon Extra Strength
Dayavite
Vitamin C Tab 1000mg
Super Multi
Special C
Obstetrix EC
One A Day With Non-medicinal Echinacea
Chewable Vitamin C 500mg
New Clairfore
ProFola
Q.T. Vitamin and Mineral Drink Mix
BioFerr 90
Children's Chewable Multi Vitamins With Iron Tablets
Multi Plex II - Tab
Vitamin C Tab 100mg Chewable
Avon Vitadvance Multi-kids Complete
Beta-carotene 10,000 Iu With Vitamins C & E
Cal-mag Vitamin C and Zinc Tab
I-care Multivitamin and Multimineral Tablets
Super Ao Formula
Vitaphil DHA
Iron Vitamins B6,b12,c,folic Acid Tab
Spark Cap
Multivitamin & Multimineral
Multi Vitamin with Fluoride
Kamu Jay Tab 150mg
Swiss Camu C Tab 150mg
Chelated Cal/mag/zn With Vitamins
Beta-carotene,vitamin C,e and Selenium Combo
Vita-Rx Diabetic Vitamin
Multi 1000
Multi-force for Women Tab
Ascorbic Acid Tab 500mg USP W Non-med Cherry
Hill.vite
Vitranol Fe
Escavite D
Classic Swiss One 10 Multivitamin and Mineral Tab
Vitamin C Tab 500 mg
Folitin-Z
Multivit with Fluoride
Quflora Pediatric Drops
Hot Lemon Relief-extra Strength Pck-pws
Imubolic
Life Vit C Timed Release Tab 1000mg
Matronex
Innersource Tab
Vitamin C Tablets Chewable 250mg
Kanga-kid Vitamin C
For Kids Only Chewable Multivitamins
Timed Release and Esterified Vitamin C-1000
Strovite Forte Caplet
Dark Spot Remover
Children's Chewable Tab
Chewable Children's Complete Multivitamins With Essential Minerals
Tri-Vitamin with Fluoride
Vitramyn
Triveen-Duo DHA
Lorid
Chewable Vitamin C 100mg
Calcium Magnesium Avec Vitamine C
Neo Citran A Powder
Puralor
Allbee With Vitamin C Cap
Carti-aide Tab
Vitamin C Tab 100mg
Kids Stuff Tablets
Iron With Vitamins C and E - Tab
Somarexin and C 1000
CitraNatal Essence
Beta C & E With Selenium
Vitamine C Tab 250mg
Timed Release C 1000mg Tab
Century Complete
Vitamin C 400mg Tab
Prenatal Formula Tab
Vitamine-C 100mg - Croquer (orange)
Powder
Vitamin C Crystals
C.A.G. Tab
PNV-Select
Hot Lemon Relief for Symptoms Of Cold and Flu Extra Strength
Folcal DHA
Amladex
Formula B
Mega Plex III - Pck
PNV Prenatal Vitamin Plus Vitamin A
Vitamin C 500mg Chewable Tablets Tropical Flavour
Renate
Timed Release Vit. C-1000 Caplet
Provida OB
Vit C Ctr 1000mg
Cataplex C Tab 5.7mg
RE Nata
Vitamine C 1000 Tab 1000mg
Eden With Vitamins A, C, and E
SoluVita Multivitamin Drops with Fluoride
Cavan-EC SOD DHA
Daily-Vite
Virt-Nate DHA
E.V.C. Vitamins Tab
Vitamin C Src 500mg Timed Release
Focalgin DSS
Preplus
Retinol eye Cream
Genicin Vita-Q
Children's Chewable Multivitamins With Minerals
Premium Prenatal
Calplus
Super Daily No 2
Kanga-B Vitamin B Group + C
Multitabs
Numark Multivitamins
Vitogen B Stress C600
Vitamine C Liq 500mg/10ml
Swiss One Multivitamin and Mineral Caplet
Twin Ultra Liquid Lemon-lime Flavor
Multi Vitamin-mineral Formula
Amd
Stress Tab
Trivia Complete
Timed Release Vitamin C Tablet With Bioflavanoids
Avon Nutrivance Vitamin E Plus
MultiVitamin with Fluoride
Multiple Vitamins Plus Iron Tab
Penta-thion Pwr
Mega Plex IV - Pck
Timed Release and Esterified Vitamin C-500
TL-Fol 500
Pro Hers Vanilla
Hoa 1
Mega-vim 75 With Beta-carotene - Tablets
Indication
Used to treat vitamin C deficiency, scurvy, delayed wound and bone healing, urine acidification, and in general as an antioxidant. It has also been suggested to be an effective antiviral agent.
Categories
Acids, Acyclic
Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
Antioxidants
Biological Factors
Carbohydrates
Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting
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