Vitamin C exhibits pro-oxidant properties

Nature. 1998 Apr 9;392(6676):559. doi: 10.1038/33308.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adenine / analogs & derivatives
  • Adenine / analysis
  • Adult
  • Antioxidants
  • Ascorbic Acid / pharmacology*
  • DNA / drug effects
  • DNA Damage
  • Dietary Supplements*
  • Female
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Humans
  • Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxidants / pharmacology*
  • Reactive Oxygen Species*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Oxidants
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • 8-hydroxyadenine
  • DNA
  • Adenine
  • Ascorbic Acid