BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Vitamin C is needed for healing wounds, and for repairing and maintaining bones and teeth. It also helps the body absorb iron from nonheme sources. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, along with vitamin E, beta-carotene, and many other plant-based nutrients.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid (AA), is involved in all phases of wound healing. In the inflammatory phase it is required for neutrophil apoptosis and clearance. During the proliferative phase, AA contributes towards synthesis, maturation, secretion and degradation of collagen.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vitamin C is key if you get a cut because it helps you heal. It also helps the body absorb iron from food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vitamin C improves the absorption of non-heme iron, the type of iron found in plant foods such as leafy greens.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vitamin C and iron deficiencies are both manifested by decreased collagen synthesis, which can result in delayed healing and capillary fragility. Wounds may fail to heal because scar tissue doesn’t form.