We still do not know why humans lost the capability of synthesizing vitamin C. This event probably had evolutionary significance. Grano, A. & De Tullio, M. C. Ascorbic acid as a sensor of ...

Despite the importance of this small molecule in plant physiology and animal health, only very recently has significant progress been made toward understanding how plants synthesize ascorbic acid. To ...

Ascorbic acid helps heal wounds ... Vitamin C owes its anti-aging effect to an increase in collagen synthesis. According to the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, it stabilizes ...