"Ascorbic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001205
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.844.107 D02.241.511.902.107 D09.811.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Ascorbic Acid- Ascorbic Acid
- Acid, Ascorbic
- L-Ascorbic Acid
- Acid, L-Ascorbic
- L Ascorbic Acid
- Vitamin C
Magnesium Ascorbate- Magnesium Ascorbate
- Ascorbate, Magnesium
- Magnesium di-L-Ascorbate
- Magnesium di L Ascorbate
- di-L-Ascorbate, Magnesium
- Magnesium Ascorbicum
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ascorbic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Unusual Presentation of Pediatric Scurvy: A Necrotic Gastrostomy Tube Site in a 14-Year-Old Boy. Am J Case Rep. 2023 Jul 19; 24:e940770.
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The role of redox active copper(II) on antioxidant properties of the flavonoid baicalein: DNA protection under Cu(II)-Fenton reaction and Cu(II)-ascorbate system conditions. J Inorg Biochem. 2023 08; 245:112244.
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TET2 Drives 5hmc Marking of GATA6 and Epigenetically Defines Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Transcriptional Subtypes. Gastroenterology. 2021 08; 161(2):653-668.e16.
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Sepsis 2019: What Surgeons Need to Know. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Apr; 21(3):195-204.
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Stress-induced epinephrine enhances lactate dehydrogenase A and promotes breast cancer stem-like cells. J Clin Invest. 2019 03 01; 129(3):1030-1046.
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Ascorbic acid inhibits human insulin aggregation and protects against amyloid induced cytotoxicity. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2017 05 01; 621:54-62.
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Ascorbic Acid may Exacerbate Aspirin-Induced Increase in Intestinal Permeability. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2015 Sep; 117(3):195-203.
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Reconstitution fluid type does not affect pulmonary inflammation or DNA damage following infusion of lyophilized plasma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Feb; 78(2):231-7; discussion 237-9.
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New themes in the biological functions of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine. Immunol Rev. 2015 Jan; 263(1):36-49.
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Petechial rash in a child with autism and Trisomy 21. Pediatr Ann. 2014 Jun; 43(6):224-6.