Is also referred to as ascorbic acid

Is a water soluable vitaminthat is essenital to human life.

Can be made inside almost all organisms, except humans.

Chemically it is the L-enantiomer of ascorbate

Sources:

   -    Plants
   -    Fruits
   -    Liver
   -    Oysters
   -    Pork
   -    Chicken
   -    Milk
   -    Strawberries
   -    Oranges
   -    Grapefruit
   -    Lemon
   -    Several food products
   -    many others

Function:

   -    Required in many metabolic reactions
   -    Essential for healthy diet
   -    Antioxidant source
   -    Cofactor
   -    Coenzyme
   -    others

Deficiency

   -    Scurvy
   -    Liver spots on skin
   -    Spongy gums
   -    Bleeding from several mucous membranes
   -    Loss of teeth

Toxicity is rather rare