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  2. Vitamin C - Wikipedia

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    This means that half the women and more than half the men are not consuming the RDA for vitamin C. [21] The same survey stated that about 30% of adults reported they consumed a vitamin C dietary supplement or a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement that included vitamin C, and that for these people total consumption was between 300 and 400 mg/d.

  3. Chemistry of ascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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    C 6 H 6 O 6 • − + L• + H 2 O + H + → C 6 H 8 O 7 + LH 2 C 6 H 6 O 6 • − + H 2 O + H + → C 6 H 8 O 7 + C 6 H 7 O − 6. Aqueous solutions of dehydroascorbate are unstable, undergoing hydrolysis with a half-life of 5–15 minutes at 37 °C (99 °F). Decomposition products include diketogulonic acid, xylonic acid, threonic acid and ...

  4. Pyrolysis - Wikipedia

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    Temperature: 800-1000 °C Vapor residence time: <5 s Heating rate: >1000 °C/s Feedstock size: <0.2 mm Bio-oil ~75 Biochar~12 Gases~13 Hydro pyrolysis [14] Temperature: 350-600 °C Vapor residence time: >15 s Heating rate: 10-300 °C/s Not assigned High temperature pyrolysis: Temperature: 800-1150 °C Vapor residence time: 10-100 min

  5. Dehydroascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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    Dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) is an oxidized form of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). It is actively imported into the endoplasmic reticulum of cells via glucose transporters. [ 1 ] It is trapped therein by reduction back to ascorbic acid by glutathione and other thiols . [ 2 ]

  6. Does vitamin C really help prevent, or cure, the common cold ...

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    You've probably heard vitamin C can cure a cold, but numerous studies show only limited effects of vitamin C on the common cold. So what's the truth? Does vitamin C really help prevent, or cure ...

  7. Thermal decomposition - Wikipedia

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    De Paoli and her collogues conducted a study testing thermal degradation on certain components found in fingerprints. For heat exposure, the amino acid and urea samples started degradation at 100 °C (373 K; 212 °F) and for lactic acid, the decomposition process started around 50 °C (323 K; 122 °F). [4]

  8. Explainer-How does extreme heat affect medicines and those ...

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    Temperature storage guidelines for specific drugs can be found on manufacturers' websites. It's hard to predict the extent to which a medication will degrade in extreme temperatures because each ...

  9. Sodium ascorbate - Wikipedia

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    Sodium ascorbate is one of a number of mineral salts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). The molecular formula of this chemical compound is C 6 H 7 NaO 6. As the sodium salt of ascorbic acid, it is known as a mineral ascorbate. It has not been demonstrated to be more bioavailable than any other form of vitamin C supplement. [2]