BIOLOGY
VITAMINS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It is a strong reducing agent
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It can have synthesized in the body
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Involves in hydroxylation of prolyl-and lysyl-residues of collagen
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Shows antioxidant activity
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Detailed explanation-1: -7. Mark the INCORRECT statement about Ascorbic acid. Explanation: It can have synthesized in the body is incorrect as vertebrates such as birds, fishes, and humans are not able to synthesize vitamin C, due to lack of enzyme gulono-lactone oxidase.
Detailed explanation-2: -15. Which of the following statements is false about Ascorbic acid? Sol: (c) It can be synthesized in the body. 16.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), the antiscorbutic vitamin, cannot be synthesized by humans and other primates, and has to be obtained from diet.
Detailed explanation-4: -15. Which of the following statements is false about Ascorbic acid? Answer: (c) It can be synthesized in the body.
Detailed explanation-5: -In all cases so far studied, the inability to synthesize vitamin C is due to mutations in the L-gulono--lactone oxidase (GLO) gene which codes for the enzyme responsible for catalyzing the last step of vitamin C biosynthesis.