The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of storage at -4 0 C on the ascorbic acid (vitamin C) content of grapes (Vitis vinifera) for 1, 2, 5 and 8 months. A sensitive UV-VIS spectrometric method based on Prussian Blue reaction was applied for vitamin C determination and some kinetic calculations were presented. The varieties of red and white grapes used were from Murfatlar vineyard:...

In the present paper, electrochemical methods were used to investigate the behavior of ascorbic acid at a carbon paste electrode modified with 2,2'-((1E)-(1,2 phenylenebis(azanylylidene)) bis(methanylylidene))bis(benzene-1,4-diol) (PBD) and oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes. The modified carbon paste electrode showed high electrocatalytic activity toward ascorbic acid; the current was enhance...

A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) polypyrrole (PPy)-based film was fabricated for the determination of ascorbic acid. The film was prepared by incorporation of a template molecule (ascorbic acid) during the electropolymerization of pyrrole onto a pencil graphite electrode (PGE) in aqueous solution using a cyclic voltammetry method. The performance of the imprinted and non-imprinted (NIP) fi...

methemoglobinemia is a disorder characterized by the presence of a higher than normal level of methemoglobin. prilocaine which is one of the oxidizing local anaesthetics is widely used in many local procedures. the first choice of treatment of complications due to the use of these local anaesthetics is methylene blue, while ascorbic acid is the alternative choice. the side effects of metilen bl...

background combining different analgesic drugs for improvement of drug efficacy is a recommended strategy intended to achieve the optimal therapeutic effects. objectives the purpose of the present study was to assess the nature of the interaction between ascorbic acid and two analgesic drugs, morphine and tramadol. materials and methods the analgesic activity was assessed by the acetic acid wri...

T IlE ascorbic acid content of blood serum (or plasma) reflects within limits the dietary intake of this nutrient. When, however, the concentration approaches zero the simple demonstration of an absence of vitamin C from the serum does not permit one to predict the tissue stores of the vitamin. The concentration of ascorbic acid in the plasma approaches zero some weeks prior to the appearance o...

Chlorophyll was extracted from pine needles, and then sodium zinc chlorophyllin (SZC) and sodium iron chlorophyllin (SIC) were synthesised by saponification, purification and substitution reaction, using sodium copper chlorophyllin (SCC) as a control. Their crystalline structures were verified by atomic absorbance spectroscopy, UV-VIS spectroscopy and HPLC. Moreover, their antioxidant activitie...

In clinical or experimental studies of blood ascorbic acid, it is obviously important to maintain the ascorbic acid at its original level until analysis has been made. Pijoan, Townsend, and Wilson (1) reported a loss of about one-half of the vitamin C of blood plasma when the latter stood for 90 minutes at room temperature. Pijoan and Klemperer (2) recommended the addition of 1 mg. of KCN per c...