linkedin post 2017-08-13 06:13:55
SAFETY BUFFER. “Vitamin C is concentrated by most tissues in humans and in many mammals. However, only much lower concentrations, sometimes 1–2 orders of magnitude lower, are required for the known enzymatic actions of vitamin C. Why do tissues so avidly acquire vitamin C? A possible explanation is that maintaining concentrations in great excess above the required function may be an evolutionary protective or ‘safety’ function.” https://lnkd.in/dhzW8hm View in LinkedIn