Vitamin C
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.
Research Domains
Vitamin C has been studied across 23 research domains including 🔬 Inflammation, 🧘 Stress & Anxiety, 🔬 Oncology, 🔥 Metabolic, 😴 Sleep. The primary research focus is 🔬 Inflammation with 95% of studies addressing this area.
Similar Compounds by Shared Targets
The following compounds share molecular targets with Vitamin C, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
This evidence profile for Vitamin C is generated deterministically from 299 PubMed-indexed studies. All data is corpus-verified with Merkle proofs. BiohacksAI does not provide medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting any supplement regimen.
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