Ascorbic Acid

"Ascorbic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	D02.241.081.844.107 D02.241.511.902.107 D09.811.100
Concept/Terms	Ascorbic Acid Ascorbic Acid Acid, Ascorbic L-Ascorbic Acid Acid, L-Ascorbic L Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C Hybrin Hybrin Magnorbin Magnorbin Sodium Ascorbate Sodium Ascorbate Ascorbate, Sodium Ascorbic Acid, Monosodium Salt Ferrous Ascorbate Ferrous Ascorbate Ascorbate, Ferrous Magnesium Ascorbate Magnesium Ascorbate Ascorbate, Magnesium Magnesium di-L-Ascorbate Magnesium di L Ascorbate di-L-Ascorbate, Magnesium Magnesium Ascorbicum

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
Acids, Acyclic [D02.241.081]
Sugar Acids [D02.241.081.844]
Ascorbic Acid [D02.241.081.844.107]
Hydroxy Acids [D02.241.511]
Sugar Acids [D02.241.511.902]
Ascorbic Acid [D02.241.511.902.107]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Sugar Acids [D09.811]
Ascorbic Acid [D09.811.100]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Ascorbic Acid".

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Ascorbic Acid
Dehydroascorbic Acid

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	5	2	7
2003	2	0	2
2004	1	2	3
2005	3	1	4
2006	1	2	3
2007	1	4	5
2008	2	4	6
2009	1	4	5
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	2	4
2013	0	1	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	0	4	4
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	3	3
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	2	2

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Heath AK, Muller DC, van den Brandt PA, Critselis E, Gunter M, Vineis P, Weiderpass E, Boeing H, Ferrari P, Merritt MA, Rostgaard-Hansen AL, Tj?nneland A, Overvad K, Katzke V, Srour B, Masala G, Sacerdote C, Ricceri F, Pasanisi F, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Downward GS, Skeie G, Sandanger TM, Crous-Bou M, Rodr?guez-Barranco M, Amiano P, Huerta JM, Ardanaz E, Drake I, Johansson M, Johansson I, Key T, Papadimitriou N, Riboli E, Tzoulaki I, Tsilidis KK. Diet-wide association study of 92 foods and nutrients and lung cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study and the Netherlands Cohort Study. Int J Cancer. 2022 Dec 01; 151(11):1935-1946.

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Lamba M, Ryan K, Hwang J, Grimpen F, Lim G, Cornelius D, Moss A, Lim EJ, Brown G, Nguyen N, Tippett M, Taylor A, Appleyard M. Clinical utility of purgative bowel preparation before capsule?endoscopy: a multicenter, blinded, randomized controlled trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2022 11; 96(5):822-828.e1.

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Bahadoran Z, Mirmiran P, Kashfi K, Ghasemi A. Lost-in-Translation of Metabolic Effects of Inorganic Nitrate in Type 2 Diabetes: Is Ascorbic Acid the Answer? Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Apr 29; 22(9).

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Guti?rrez-Wing C, Vel?zquez-Salazar JJ, Jos?-Yacam?n M. Procedures for the Synthesis and Capping of Metal Nanoparticles. Methods Mol Biol. 2020; 2118:3-20.

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Budhani S, Egboluche NP, Arslan Z, Yu H, Deng H. Phytotoxic effect of silver nanoparticles on seed germination and growth of terrestrial plants. J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev. 2019; 37(4):330-355.

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Benavides BS, Acharya R, Clark ER, Basak P, Maroney MJ, Nocek JM, Schanze KS, Kurtz DM. Structural, Photophysical, and Photochemical Characterization of Zinc Protoporphyrin IX in a Dimeric Variant of an Iron Storage Protein: Insights into the Mechanism of Photosensitized H2 Generation. J Phys Chem B. 2019 08 08; 123(31):6740-6749.

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Myers KO, Ibrahimou B, Yusuf KK, Mauck DE, Salihu HM. The effect of maternal vitamin C intake on fetal telomere length. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Apr; 34(7):1143-1148.

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Khairallah Y, Houri T, Osta B, Romanos D, Haddad G. Biochemical profile of non-enzymatic stress markers in the plant species "Urginea maritima" in a Mediterranean natural reserve exposed to oxidative stress. Environ Monit Assess. 2018 May 22; 190(6):354.

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Zheng Z, Harman JL, Coresh J, K?ttgen A, McAdams-DeMarco MA, Correa A, Young BA, Katz R, Rebholz CM. The Dietary Fructose:Vitamin C Intake Ratio Is Associated with Hyperuricemia in African-American Adults. J Nutr. 2018 03 01; 148(3):419-426.

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Zabel M, Nackenoff A, Kirsch WM, Harrison FE, Perry G, Schrag M. Markers of oxidative damage to lipids, nucleic acids and proteins and antioxidant enzymes activities in Alzheimer's disease brain: A meta-analysis in human pathological specimens. Free Radic Biol Med. 2018 02 01; 115:351-360.

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