L-Ascorbic acid is an all important nutrient and antioxidant. L-ascorbic acid is frequently used as a processing aid or as a preservative in certain nutrients or food components. It is also utilized in the synthetic polymer industry, in photo processing and in metal technology. Miscellaneous uses have been proposed in cosmetics, fibers, preservation of blood, preservation of cut plants, cleaning agents and in assay reagents.
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Applications
L-Ascorbic acid is an all important nutrient and antioxidant. L-ascorbic acid is frequently used as a processing aid or as a preservative in certain nutrients or food components. It is also utilized in the synthetic polymer industry, in photo processing and in metal technology. Miscellaneous uses have been proposed in cosmetics, fibers, preservation of blood, preservation of cut plants, cleaning agents and in assay reagents.
Solubility
Soluble in water. Insoluble in ether, chloroform, benzene, petroleum ether, oils, fats and fat solvents. L-ascorbic acid means that the compound′s stereochemistry is related to that of the levorotatory enantiomer of glyceraldehyde.
Notes
Stable in air when dry.
RUO – Research Use Only
Liu, J.; Liu, L.; Wu, X.; Zhang, X.; Li, T. Environmentally friendly synthesis of graphene-silver composites with surface-enhanced Raman scattering and antibacterial activity via reduction with L-ascorbic acid/water vapor. New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 5272-5281.
Liu, F.; Wang, L.; Gu, L.; Zhao, W.; Su, H.; Cheng, X. Higher transcription levels in ascorbic acid biosynthetic and recycling genes were associated with higher ascorbic acid accumulation in blueberry. Food Chemistry 2015, 188, 399-405.