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VITAMIN C
Dr. Muhammad Sarfraz
M.B.B.S., M.Phil.(Pharmacology)
Senior Demonstrator
Quaid-e-Azam Medical College
Bahawalpur, pakistan.
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Vitamin C
L-ASCORBIC ACID
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VITAMIN C
Ascorbic Acid
• Vitamin For Humans And Other
Primates
• Summary formula C6H8O6
• The bioactive form of vitamin C is
only the L-form
• NATURAL SOURCES OF VITAMIN
C CONTAIN ONLY THE L-
FORM 3
VITAMIN C
Ascorbic Acid
Vitamin C is destroyed
by
OXYGEN
HEAT( > 70°C)
LIGHT
FREEZING
AND
REDUCTANTS 4
VITAMIN C
• IT IS WATER SOLUBLE
VITAMIN.
• VIT.C IS A STRONG
REDUCING AGENT IN AQ.
PHASE OF LIVING TISSUES
• EASILY AND REVERSIBLY
OXIDISED TO
DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID
VITAMIN C
• IT ACTS AS ANTI-OXIDANT.
• VIT.C IS NECESSARY FOR A
NUMBER OF METABOLIC
PROCESS INCLUDING
“H” ION TRANSFER
VITAMIN C
• FACILITATES UPTAKE OF
IRON IN INTESTINAL TRACT
• INVOLVED IN FORMATION OF
ACTIVE FORM OF FOLIC ACID
(FOLINIC ACID)
VITAMIN C
Highly Concentrated
In
Pituatary
Adrenals
Eyes
Platelets
And
WBCs
Vitamin C
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Scurvy Killed More Sailors Than
Were Lost In All Sea Battles.
10
Four Species Lack
The Enzymes For
Vitamen C
Synthesis
CAPYBARA
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PRIMATES
GIINEA PIG
BAT
Why is vitamin ‘C’ VITAMIN for man?
Man
One Of The Four
Known Mammalian Species
Who Cannot Produce Own
Vitamin C
So Became A Vitamin For Us
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Why is vitamin ‘C’ VITAMIN for man?
Should Be
Consumed Every Day
Because It Cannot Be Stored
For Later Use
• RDA = 60 Mg Vitamin C
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MANY ANIMALS CAN
SYNTHESIZE ASCORBIC ACID
FROM GLUCOSE
VIA
URONIC ACID PATHWAY
Mammalians need the four enzymes to
make vitamin C.
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We have the first three enzymes
MAN AND OTHER PRIMATES
CANNOT SYNTHESIZE VIT.C DUE
TO THE LACK OF SINGLE
ENZYME
• L-GLUCONOLACTONE
OXIDASE
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Sources of Ascorbic acid
• Ascorbic Acid Is Widely
Distributed In
Fresh Fruits And Vegetables
Red Pepper
• Lychee, Papaya, Strawberry
Orange ,Lemon, Melon
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Sources of Ascorbic acid
Cauliflower, Garlic,
Grapefruit, Spinach,
Cabbage MANGO, Potato,
Tomato, Pineapple, Grape,
Banana, Carrot,Apricot e.t.c.
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RECOMMENDED DIETARY
ALLOWANCE (RDA)
• RECOMMENDED DIETARY
ALLOWANCE FOR VIT.C RANGES
FROM 35MG IN INFANTS TO
60MG IN ADULTS.
• PREGNANT AND LACTATING
WOMEN SHOULD INCREASE
THEIR INTAKE BY 20MG AND
40MG RESPECTIVELY
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Functions of vitamin C
• Synthesis Of Collagen
• The Main Protein Substance
Of The Human Body
• Makes Up The Structures
That Hold Our Bodies
Together, Such As
• Connective Tissues
• Cartilage Or Tendons
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Functions of vitamin C
• PROLINE HYDROXYLASES
And
• LYSINE HYDROXYLASES
Are Required For The
Postsynthetic Modification
Of Procollagen To
Collagen 28
Functions of vitamin C
Vitamin C
Cofactor
For
Proline Hydroxylase
Lysine Hydroxylase
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Functions of vitamin C
Inadequately
Hydroxylated Precursors
Cannot Acquire Stable
Helical Configuration And
Cannot Be Adequately
Crosslinked So They Are
Poorly Secreted From
Fibroblast.
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Functions of vitamin C
• THE SECRETED FIBRES
LACK TENSILE STRENGTH,
ARE MORE SOLUBLE
AND MORE VULNERABLE
TO ENZYMATIC
DEGRADATION.
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Functions of vitamin C
•LACK OF VIT.C
LEADS TO
SUPRESSION OF THE
RATE OF SYNTHESIS
OF PRO-COLLAGEN
PEPTIDES
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Functions of vitamin C
• COLLAGEN
( CONTAINS HIGHEST AMOUNT
OF HYDROXYPROLINE)
MOSTLY AFFECTED
PARTICULARLY IN BLOOD
VESSELS LEADING TO
HAEMORRHAGES IN SCURVY
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Functions of vitamin C
•Essential For
Wound Repair
And
Healthy Gums
•Important Role In All
Immune System
Functions. 34
Functions of vitamin C
•Proline
Hydroxylase
Required In
Formation Of The
C1q Component Of
Complement
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Functions of vitamin C
Proline Hydroxylase
Required In
Formation Of
Osteocalcin
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Functions of vitamin C
• Vitamin C Is Required
For
Synthesis Of
Dopamine
Noradrenaline
And
Adrenaline
In The Nervous System.
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38
Functions of vitamin C
Vitamin C Is Also
Needed To
Synthesise Carnitine
Important In The
Transfer Of Energy To
The Cell Mitochondria
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40
Functions of vitamin C
Vitamin C Also
Facilitates The Absorption Of
Dietary Iron
From The Intestine and this
depends on the presence of
the vitamin C in the gut
BY KEEPING IT IN
FERROUS FORM WHICH IS
DUE TO REDUCING
PROPERTY OF VIT.C. 41
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Functions of vitamin C
• Highly Effective
ANTIOXIDANT
ABSORBS FREE OXYGEN
RADICALS
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Functions of vitamin C
Protect Indispensable
Molecules In The Body
Such As
PROTEINS, LIPIDS,
CARBOHYDRATES, AND
NUCLEIC ACIDS
(DNA And RNA)
From Damage By Free
Radicals 46
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•Osteocalcin
•Carnitine
•C1q
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Deficiency of ascorbic acid
SCURVY
• Defective Collagen
SYNTHESIS
Impairs Wound Healing
• Collagen Is Also An
Important Part Of Bone
So Bone Formation Is
Also Affected. 52
Deficiency of ascorbic acid
SCURVY
Tooth Loss
Bone Fractures
• Defective Connective Tissue Also
Leads To
• Fragile Capillaries
• Resulting In
Abnormal Bleeding
Gum Decay
• Defective Immunity 53
54
Deficiency of ascorbic acid
56
57
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Vitamin c, Ascorbic acid

  • 1. VITAMIN C Dr. Muhammad Sarfraz M.B.B.S., M.Phil.(Pharmacology) Senior Demonstrator Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, pakistan. 1
  • 3. VITAMIN C Ascorbic Acid • Vitamin For Humans And Other Primates • Summary formula C6H8O6 • The bioactive form of vitamin C is only the L-form • NATURAL SOURCES OF VITAMIN C CONTAIN ONLY THE L- FORM 3
  • 4. VITAMIN C Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C is destroyed by OXYGEN HEAT( > 70°C) LIGHT FREEZING AND REDUCTANTS 4
  • 5. VITAMIN C • IT IS WATER SOLUBLE VITAMIN. • VIT.C IS A STRONG REDUCING AGENT IN AQ. PHASE OF LIVING TISSUES • EASILY AND REVERSIBLY OXIDISED TO DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID
  • 6. VITAMIN C • IT ACTS AS ANTI-OXIDANT. • VIT.C IS NECESSARY FOR A NUMBER OF METABOLIC PROCESS INCLUDING “H” ION TRANSFER
  • 7. VITAMIN C • FACILITATES UPTAKE OF IRON IN INTESTINAL TRACT • INVOLVED IN FORMATION OF ACTIVE FORM OF FOLIC ACID (FOLINIC ACID)
  • 10. Scurvy Killed More Sailors Than Were Lost In All Sea Battles. 10
  • 11. Four Species Lack The Enzymes For Vitamen C Synthesis
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  • 16. Why is vitamin ‘C’ VITAMIN for man? Man One Of The Four Known Mammalian Species Who Cannot Produce Own Vitamin C So Became A Vitamin For Us 16
  • 17. Why is vitamin ‘C’ VITAMIN for man? Should Be Consumed Every Day Because It Cannot Be Stored For Later Use • RDA = 60 Mg Vitamin C 17
  • 18. MANY ANIMALS CAN SYNTHESIZE ASCORBIC ACID FROM GLUCOSE VIA URONIC ACID PATHWAY Mammalians need the four enzymes to make vitamin C. 18
  • 19. We have the first three enzymes MAN AND OTHER PRIMATES CANNOT SYNTHESIZE VIT.C DUE TO THE LACK OF SINGLE ENZYME • L-GLUCONOLACTONE OXIDASE 19
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  • 22. Sources of Ascorbic acid • Ascorbic Acid Is Widely Distributed In Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Red Pepper • Lychee, Papaya, Strawberry Orange ,Lemon, Melon 22
  • 23. Sources of Ascorbic acid Cauliflower, Garlic, Grapefruit, Spinach, Cabbage MANGO, Potato, Tomato, Pineapple, Grape, Banana, Carrot,Apricot e.t.c. 23
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  • 25. RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCE (RDA) • RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCE FOR VIT.C RANGES FROM 35MG IN INFANTS TO 60MG IN ADULTS. • PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN SHOULD INCREASE THEIR INTAKE BY 20MG AND 40MG RESPECTIVELY
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  • 27. Functions of vitamin C • Synthesis Of Collagen • The Main Protein Substance Of The Human Body • Makes Up The Structures That Hold Our Bodies Together, Such As • Connective Tissues • Cartilage Or Tendons 27
  • 28. Functions of vitamin C • PROLINE HYDROXYLASES And • LYSINE HYDROXYLASES Are Required For The Postsynthetic Modification Of Procollagen To Collagen 28
  • 29. Functions of vitamin C Vitamin C Cofactor For Proline Hydroxylase Lysine Hydroxylase 29
  • 30. Functions of vitamin C Inadequately Hydroxylated Precursors Cannot Acquire Stable Helical Configuration And Cannot Be Adequately Crosslinked So They Are Poorly Secreted From Fibroblast. 30
  • 31. Functions of vitamin C • THE SECRETED FIBRES LACK TENSILE STRENGTH, ARE MORE SOLUBLE AND MORE VULNERABLE TO ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION. 31
  • 32. Functions of vitamin C •LACK OF VIT.C LEADS TO SUPRESSION OF THE RATE OF SYNTHESIS OF PRO-COLLAGEN PEPTIDES 32
  • 33. Functions of vitamin C • COLLAGEN ( CONTAINS HIGHEST AMOUNT OF HYDROXYPROLINE) MOSTLY AFFECTED PARTICULARLY IN BLOOD VESSELS LEADING TO HAEMORRHAGES IN SCURVY 33
  • 34. Functions of vitamin C •Essential For Wound Repair And Healthy Gums •Important Role In All Immune System Functions. 34
  • 35. Functions of vitamin C •Proline Hydroxylase Required In Formation Of The C1q Component Of Complement 35
  • 36. Functions of vitamin C Proline Hydroxylase Required In Formation Of Osteocalcin 36
  • 37. Functions of vitamin C • Vitamin C Is Required For Synthesis Of Dopamine Noradrenaline And Adrenaline In The Nervous System. 37
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  • 39. Functions of vitamin C Vitamin C Is Also Needed To Synthesise Carnitine Important In The Transfer Of Energy To The Cell Mitochondria 39
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  • 41. Functions of vitamin C Vitamin C Also Facilitates The Absorption Of Dietary Iron From The Intestine and this depends on the presence of the vitamin C in the gut BY KEEPING IT IN FERROUS FORM WHICH IS DUE TO REDUCING PROPERTY OF VIT.C. 41
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  • 44. Functions of vitamin C • Highly Effective ANTIOXIDANT ABSORBS FREE OXYGEN RADICALS 44
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  • 46. Functions of vitamin C Protect Indispensable Molecules In The Body Such As PROTEINS, LIPIDS, CARBOHYDRATES, AND NUCLEIC ACIDS (DNA And RNA) From Damage By Free Radicals 46
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  • 52. Deficiency of ascorbic acid SCURVY • Defective Collagen SYNTHESIS Impairs Wound Healing • Collagen Is Also An Important Part Of Bone So Bone Formation Is Also Affected. 52
  • 53. Deficiency of ascorbic acid SCURVY Tooth Loss Bone Fractures • Defective Connective Tissue Also Leads To • Fragile Capillaries • Resulting In Abnormal Bleeding Gum Decay • Defective Immunity 53
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