Vitamin C Flashcards
Vitamin C
Needed to help heal wounds and maintain health connective tissue- which give support to other organs and tissues
Sources of vitamin C
Citrus fruits- oranges lemons limes
Leafy green vegetables- sprouts broccoli
scurvy
disease caused by vitamin c deficiency
symptoms - bleeding swelling gums, loss of teeth, tiredness, musclue + joint pain
DCPIP
blue indicator decolourised by vitamin c
callibration curve
plot of how a measured variable changes when known concentrations of a substance are tested.
curve is used to determine concentration of sample
RDA
recommended dietary allowance
RDA for vitamin c
40mg a day for adult
kidney stones
solid mineral deposits that form in the urinary tract
cause: excess vitamin c in diet
ascorbic acid
chemical name for vitamin c
chemical name for vitamin c?
ascorbic acid
1912
year vitamin c discovered
Titanic sank same year LOL