Patented pH natural Vitamin C, High potency
In most animals, the water soluble nutrient, ascorbic acid, is synthesised from glucose.
In humans a genetic lesion prevents us from making it and diet is the sole source of this vitamin.
As a cofactor for many enzyme systems, ascorbic acid is involved in the synthesis of collagen, carnitine, endocrine hormones and neurotransmitters.
Many of the symptoms of the vitamin C deficiency disease scurvy can be attributed to weakened collagen structures, including bruising, muscle weakness, gum deterioration and poor wound healing.