Why cannot vitamin C be stored in our bo | Class 12 Chemistry Chapter Biomolecules, Biomolecules NCERT Solutions

Question:

Why cannot vitamin C be stored in our body?

Answer:

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is a water soluble versatile vitamin. Humans cannot synthesize vitamin C due to the deficiency of a enzyme L- gulonolactone oxidase and also vitamin C is rapidly absorbed from the intestine. Because it is water soluble vitamin it is not stored in the body to a significant extent. As a result, it is readily excreted in the urine. Vitamin C is excreted as such or as its metabolite diketogulonic acid and oxalic acid in urine

 


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Comments

  • sharad singh
  • 2019-01-08 10:18:16

thank for give ans


  • sharad singh
  • 2019-01-08 10:17:38

thanks for give answer of this question


  • Satish Kumar Verma
  • 2017-11-22 06:16:06

Because it is soluble in water.


  • Kwthar
  • 2016-12-05 20:32:01

Lil bit More appropriate answer will make me understand..


  • maithili
  • 2016-11-11 11:28:59

Y is it excreted if it is essential


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