L-Ascorbic acid

SIGMA/A0278 - reagent grade

Synonym: L-Threoascorbic acid; Antiscorbutic factor; Vitamin C

CAS Number: 50-81-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₈O₆
Molecular Weight: 176.12
EC Number: 200-066-2
MDL Number: MFCD00064328
Linear Formula: C₆H₈O₆
Product Type: Chemical

Catalog Number	PKG Qty.	Price


45-A0278-25G	25 g	$60.70 1/EA	Add To Favorites
45-A0278-100G	100 g	$128.00 1/EA	Add To Favorites
45-A0278-500G	500 g	$426.00 1/EA	Add To Favorites
45-A0278-1KG	1 kg	$556.00 1/EA	Add To Favorites

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Properties
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Safety Info.
Basic Data

assay	≥98% (with Iodine, titration)
biological source	synthetic
color	white to light yellow
form	powder
grade	reagent grade
InChI	1S/C6H8O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2,5,7-10H,1H2/t2-,5+/m0/s1
InChI key	CIWBSHSKHKDKBQ-JLAZNSOCSA-N
mp	190-194 °C (dec.)
pH	1.0-2.5 (25 °C, 176 g/L in water)
Quality Level	200
SMILES string	OC([C@]([C@@H](O)CO)([H])O1)=C(O)C1=O
solubility	water: soluble 50 mg/mL
technique(s)	HPLC: suitable

Application:	L-Ascorbic acid has been used as a standard in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for quantification of L-ascorbic acid.
Application:	L-Ascorbic acid may be used as standard in assay for erythrocyte hemolysis mediated by peroxyl free radicals. It may be used for the reduction of graphene oxide sheets.
Biochem/physiol Actions:	L-Ascorbic acid is an anti-oxidant. L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is important for many enzymatic reactions for maintaining prosthetic metal ions in their reduced forms (for example, Fe²⁺, Cu⁺). It protects tissues from oxidative damage by scavenging free radicals. It has mild reductive ability and nontoxic property. It is commonly employed reductant in the laboratory. Colorimetric determination of ascorbic acid in plasma using acid phosphotungstate has been reported.
Biochem/physiol Actions:	L-ascorbic acid modified poly(ester urethane)s might facilitate soft tissue regeneration. It also helps in increasing iron absorption by tissues. In addition, it aids in tyrosine metabolism and microsomal drug metabolism.
Disclaimer:	May darken in storage.
General description:	Ascorbic Acid, also known as Vitamin C, is a six-carbon lactone produced by plants and some animal species but not by humans and other primates. It is a water-soluble vitamin.
Packaging:	1 kg in glass bottle
Packaging:	25, 100, 500 g in glass bottle

RIDADR	NONH for all modes of transport
WGK Germany	WGK 1

Purity	≥98% (with Iodine, titration)
mp	190-194 °C (dec.)
UNSPSC	12352209

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