Appropriate Handling, Processing and Analysis of Blood Samples Is Essential to Avoid Oxidation of Vitamin C to Dehydroascorbic Acid
Vitamin C (ascorbate) is the major water-soluble antioxidant in plasma and its oxidation to dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) has been proposed as a marker of oxidative stress in vivo. However, controversy exists in the literature around the amount of DHA detected in blood samples collected from various pa...
Main Authors: | Juliet M. Pullar, Simone Bayer, Anitra C. Carr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-02-01
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Series: | Antioxidants |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/7/2/29 |
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