Ascorbic acid

Ascorbic acid - Organic compound, related to glucose, is one of the main nutrients in a human diet which is necessary for normal functioning of a connecting and bone tissue. Carries out biological functions of a reducer and coenzyme of some metabolic processes, is antioxidant. White crystal powder of sour taste. Let's easily dissolve in water, we will dissolve in alcohol. Synthetic receive from glucose.

Application:

Ascorbic acid and its sodium (a sodium ascorbate), calcic and potash salts are applied in the food industry as E300 antioxidants — E305, by production of fats and fruit juice, to prevention of education in meat and sausages of cancerogenic nitrosamines from the nitrites added to these products for preservation of their natural color, for vitaminization of milk and dairy products, etc.

It is applied as the cure for various diseases all-strengthening and stimulating immune system (catarrhal, oncological etc.), and also preventively at insufficient receipt with food, for example, during the winter and spring period. Ascorbic acid is entered also at poisoning with carbon monoxide, metgemoglobinobrazovatel in high doses — to 0,25 ml/kg of 5% of solution a day. The preparation is powerful antioxidant, normalizes oxidation-reduction processes.

Water solution of ascorbic acid was sometimes applied in the black-and-white photo as "soft" and effective, but rather cheap and available developer at the emergency processing of positive prints less often - a black-and-white film.