Abstract
Ascorbic acid or Vitamin C is very important in our body because of its antioxidant property. But the main problem; that vitamin C uses is to maintain the stability as well as its drug distribution system. Vitamin C also plays a protective role in diabetes, cancer, heavy metal toxicity or poisoning, etc. Vitamin C is found in many sources present in nature, including tomatoes, broccoli, etc. Many factors in the body, as well as outside the body, affect the content of vitamin C in the body or sources like the season, climate, and pollution affect the content in fruits and vegetables besides sex, age, pregnancy, lactation, etc. affect the vitamin C content in the body. It is extensively used in the common cold, wound healing process, cancer, heavy metal poisoning or toxicity, and even in men's fertility. In this article, we focused on the general aspects: its bioavailability, sources, its toxicity and deficiency, and factors affecting vitamin C level as well as its use in humans. In the last, we conclude, the excess or lack of Vitamin C, both conditions have affected the human body in a significant range. It plays a protective role against many disorders and is required for kids, men, women, and even old-aged patients.
Highlights
Ascorbic acid or Vitamin C is made up of 6 carbons as glucose and hydrophilic [1]
We mainly describe the general aspects, factors that affect the vitamin C level in the body, and applications with future perspectives
There are several mechanisms which follow the involvement of vitamin C in the therapy are as follows: stimulates the collagen formation, prevent viruses that involved in cancer, enhances wound healing process in cancer patients, prevents free radical formation and their damage to tissues, enhancement of vitamin C deficiency, prevent spread of cancer by suppressing enzymes, improves the immune system, reducing toxicity of drugs used in chemotherapy [73]
Summary
Ascorbic acid or Vitamin C is made up of 6 carbons as glucose and hydrophilic [1]. Vitamin C can exist in reduced forms that is ascorbic acid or ascorbate, whereas it can exist in an oxidized form that is dehydroascorbic acid (DHA), made up by reduction of ascorbic acid [2]. Various disease states can affect the vitamin C level in the body like inflammation and increased oxidative stress. Matured>60 y have a lower vitamin C amount than the young age group people [34, 35] pregnant women and lactating women have low levels of vitamin C [37] Smokers are likely to have Vitamin C deficiency
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