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
acide ascorbique
acidum ascorbinicum
ácido ascórbico
Ascorbinsäure
Vitamina C
Ascorbate
Ascorbic acid
Vitamin C
L-Ascorbate
L-(+)-ascorbic acid
L-Ascorbic Acid
Acidum ascorbicum
Brand Names
Vp-pnv-dha
Triple Vitamin Drops with Fluoride
Supravite C 1000
Vitrexyl
Doctor's Choice Brand for Men
C 350
Mebolex
healthy mamaBE WELL ROUNDED BE WELL ROUNDED
Genicin Vita-Q
Multi 12 Injection
Ribotin-E
Dyzbac
Infant's Multiple Vitamin Drops
Neo Citran Powder
Bio-cee Dietary Supplement
PR Natal 430 ec
C-500 Caplet
Vitamin C Tab 500mg Chewable
MultiVitamin, Iron and Fluoride Drops
Multi Plex I - Tab
CitraNatal Rx
Childrens Chewable Vitamins
Nutra Boost
Vitamin C Orange Chewable Tab 500mg USP
Vita Soluball
Guardyn Tab
Hot Lemon Regular - Pwr
Hot Lemon Relief Pck-pws
Nutrol V Capsule
Vita-Rx Diabetic Vitamin
Dia-vite
Ocuvite Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Capsules
Vitamin C W Chelates Tab
Reliv So Sense Daily Vitamin Supplement
Stress B With 1000 Mg Vitamin C
Chewable Vitamin C 500 mg
Icaps
Virt Nate
Timed Release Vitamin C 500 mg
Orifer F
Materna
B Complex W Vit C W Non-med Yeast&liver Tab
Betac Ascorbic Acid Injection, USP 500mg/ml
Multi-vitamins
Timed Release Ester-C 1000mg
Natalvirt 90dha
Vinacal
VitaXyme
MultiVitamin with Fluoride Drops
Time Release C 500mg
Multi Vitamin-mineral Formula
Vitamin C 500mg Chewable Orange Tablets
Vitamin B Compound With Vitamin C Fortis Capsule Dtc
Natural Source C 250 Tab 250mg Chewable
Triveen-PRx RNF
Sweet Sixteen - Tab
Vitachrom Gc
Tri Vi Flor Tab
Revit Plus Cap
Vitamin C 600mg
Vitamine C Cap 500mg
DaVITE
Multivitamins and Minerals for Young Women
Tianshi Beneficial Capsules
Fero Grad 500
Rogenic
Formula Cn
M.V.I. 12
RayaVit
Vitamin C 100 Mg Chewable Tablets
Evc Liquid Vitamins A,c,b6 With Beta Caro&zn
Prenara
Vol-Care Rx
Multiple Vitamins - Tablet
CleanFlex
Kamu Jay Tab 150mg
Virt Vite GT
Vitamin C Sustained Release Tabs 1000mg
Polymine Avec Zinc Et Cuivre
Vit.c With N-M.bioflav.rose Hips and Rutin
Supravite Stress Avec Vit E
Citron Chaud Cumberland Pws
Maximum Once A Day
TriStart FREE
Gynedyn Tab
Stress B & C Caplet
Buffered Vitamin C Pwr W Cal-mag-potassium
Vitamine C 500 Action Prolongee
Dialyvite
Se-Natal 19
Infantol Drops
Multivitamines Et Mineraux
Vitamin C 250mg With Non-medicinal Rose Hips
BABOR Baborganic Biological Enzyme Cleanser
Children's Chewable Multivitamins With Minerals
Women's Change Formula
Cilobana Cpa Tab
Vitamin C Tablets Chewable 250mg
Mor-vites Tab
Complete Multivitamins and Minerals Tablets Timed Release
Florafol FE Pediatric 0.25 mg/mL Multivitamin and Fluoride Liquid Drops
Chew.multiple Vits.with Extra C for Children
Sodium Ascorbate and Ascorbic Acid Pwr
PRENATE Enhance
Dr Cellapy SR Premium
Vitamin and Mineral Supp Formula 1
C Forte
Multi 1000
Taron BC
Extra P.N. Vitamin-mineral Drink Mix
Db-7 Dietary Supplement
Vasculine
INATAL Ultra
Vol-Plus
Earthpals Children's Chewables Multi-vitamin & Mineral Tablets
B Complex With C 550mg
Omega-3 Rx Complete
Vitamin C 250mg Chewable
Escavite D
Ascorbic Acid Injection USP 500 mg/ml
Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Beminal With C Fortis Pws
Viva Kids - Tab
Central-vite 18 Essential
Tar-end
Multi-Vitamin With Fluoride
Children Pediatric Vitamins Drops
Stress B&c Tab
Numark Multivitamins
Chromagen
Liqui C-300
Hot Lemon Relief for Symptoms Of Cold and Flu Forte
Vinate AZ
Formula R Tab
Biovim Tab
Perfect Harvest
Childrens Chewable Vitamin Tab
Amladex
Prenatal Plus
PRENATE Restore
Vitamin C Chewable
Vitamin B Complex Plus 300mg Vitamin C
TL-Fol 500
WestGel DHA
Iberet 500
Natura Magnesium Plus Vitamin C
Nexa Select Rx Prenatal Vitamin with Plant-Based DHA
Vit B Complex Plus Vit C 550mg
natelle COMPLETE
Diacomp - Cap
Isotonix Atx Vitamin Mineral Formula
Vitamin C 250 mg
Multi-force for Adults Tab
Chewable Vitamin C 500mg Tablets
Betafant Tab
FerroGels Forte
VP-HEME One
Life Vit C Timed Release Tab 500mg
Trinatal GT
C-plus - Tab
C1000 W Flavanoids Tab
Tri-Vitamin with iron and fluoride
Buffered Vitamin C Tab 500mg
Vitamin C Tab 1500mg Timed Release
EC + Complex
Vitamine C 250 Mg USP - Tablet
Cream
Nutrol C Tab 150mg
Vitamines Pour Bebes Et Enfants
Anti-Aging Serum
Folic Acid 1mg With C 20mg
Vitamine C Timed Release Tab 500mg
Hot Lemon Cold and Flu Relief Extra Strength
B Totum 500
Timed Release C 1000mg Srt
Vitamin C Tablets 500mg
Spd Tab
Kolvac
Children's Chewable Multi Vit W Iron
Infa Drops Multivitamins
Powertech Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Ferotrin
Virt-PN Plus
Folic Acid & Vitamin C
Vitamin C 300mg Plus Acerola Tab
Liqui Vita
PNV Ferrous Fumarate Docusate Folic Acid
Mega Balance
Time Rel Vit C Tab 1000mg
Super Stress Mega B Plus 1000mg Vit C Tab
Trigels-F Forte
Twin Ultra Liquid Fruit Punch Flavor
Z-force Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Beminal With C Fortis Cap
Mvc 9 Plus 3 Inj
Vitamin C Timed Release Tab 1500mg
Vitamine C 250mg Tab Masticable
Zinc-C Lozenges
Cell-wise Natural Source
TRONVite
BioFerr 90
Vita Rich
Fem - Control
Focalgin 90 DHA
Orange C Tablets 150mg
Renadyn Tab
Vitamin C 1000 Mg Timed Release - Tablet
Zinc and Vitamin C Lozenges
Ascorbic Acid Tab 1000mg
Folivane-PRx DHA
Exitox Tab 200mg
Multivitamin Drops with Fluoride
Prenatal Vitamins Plus Low Iron
Citric C Tab
Hill.vite
Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Capsules
Vitamin E + 3 Extra Strength With Zinc
Diaplex
Fusion
Fruity Bita C Tablets 125mg
Hot Lemon Extra Strength Cold & Sinus Night
Dr. AVi VITAMIN C 1000 mg with Zinc, Real Ginger, Honey, Lemon and Lemongrass
Ocuvel
Livita Children
Vitamin C 250mg With Non-medicinal Echinacea & Lemon Bioflavonoids
Advanced B & T Formula
Formula B
Quflora Gummies
Usana Megavitamin Tablets - Tab
Chewable Vitamin C 250mg
Good Health Formula
Lexazin
Protect Plus SO 60
Vitamin C 500 Mg Tab
Pnv-OB-dha
Provida OB
Vitamin C 15 %
Cyroplex
Mebolic
NovaFerrum Multivitamin with Iron Pediatric Drops
CitraNatal Assure
C.E.b12 Complex Pwr
Century Complete
Acetabolan III Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Stressmates
Tricare Prenatal DHA One With Folate
Multiple Vitamins Tab
Prenatrix
Ascorbic Acid Inj 500mg/ml
Amerix Multivitamin
TL-Icon
Trinatal Ultra
Hy C 3000 Anatabs
Kanga-B Vitamin B Group + C
Citranatal B-calm
Formula A.R.-th Dietary Supplement
One A Day Tab
RE Nata OB
Tender Age Multi Vitamins
Cal-mag Complete With Zinc, C and D
Obstetrix EC
Fusion Plus
Avon Vitadvance Multi-kids Complete
MONPURIEL Lacto powder cleanser
Neonatal Vitamin
Ni-C-E-LE Plus
Concept OB
Multivitamines Et Mineraux Reguliers / Regular Multivitamins and Minerals
Total Flu
Vitamin C Chewable 500mg
B Complex W C and B12 Inj
Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Tab
Maxi 10 Tab
Children's Chew Multi & Min Tab
Fortifi-plus
Hemarexin Tab
Stress Tablets
Kanga-kid Multi-vitamin & Mineral
Vitamin C Tablets 1500mg Timed Release
Stress Formula Multi-B Comp + 500mg Vit C Cap
Geri-plus Cap
Garfield Chewable Multivitamins Tab
Natal-V RX Multi-vitamin/Multi-mineral
Phytopure
Multi-Vitamin Fluoride
Synergistic Manganese Cap
Hyporyl - Tab
Beminal W C Fortis Inj
Bio Flavono C Tab 100mg
Hot Lemon Relief Powder Extra Strength
Select OB
Amerix Vitamin C
Phytomin C Tab 500mg
Surbex 500 Filmtab
Vitamin C 400mg Tab
PreNexa premier
Multi-Vit with Fluoride
Liquid
Selenium Plus C & E
Feonyx
Glyco Plus Ect
Tricare Prenatal 2-part Daily Prenatal Vitamin System
Efferlife Calcium 500mg + Vitamin D3 440 Iu + Vitamin C 125mg
Revival 1 Tab
arthronSAN
Azesco
Hematogen FA
Iron Vitamins B6,b12,c,folic Acid Tab
C-500 Liq 50mg/ml
Vitamine C 500mg 5-fruits Tab
Bodysmarts With Vitamins A, C and E
PR Natal 400
Hot Lemon Relief for Symptoms Of Cold and Flu Extra Strength
NuFera
Protect Cardio AF
Vitamin C
Vitamin B + C Cap
Mega C 500 Complex
PNV-Omega
Calcium Complex High Grade
Extra Strength Pharmacitron
Cellular Formula
Q.T. #4 Vitamin and Mineral Dietary Supplement
Sincera - Tablets
FolaGent DHA
V-V Dietary Supplement
Folinex
Vitamin C Tablets 250mg
Vtb Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Vista Advanced AREDS2 Formula
Ferra Naka Plus Vitamins
Vitamin C 500mg Chewable Tablets
50 Plus Multiple Vitamins & Minerals
Pediatric Infuvite Multiple Vitamins
Virt-Advance
Iron Folate Plus
Only One - Tablet
Bioflavonoids With Rose Hips C Nu Life
Tl-hem 150
Quflora Pediatric Drops
VITAMINS A, C, D and FLUORIDE
B-2 100mg With C 20mg
Totalvit Plus
Junior Multi Vitamins - Regular
Multi Vitamin & Minerals
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
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison
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