This substance acts as an electron donor for enzymes that synthesize carnitine, and also in the hydroxylation of proline and lysine to produce collagen.
This substance acts as an electron donor for enzymes that synthesize carnitine, and also in the hydroxylation of proline and lysine to produce collagen. Most animals can synthesize this compound using glycogen from the liver or in a kidney-based synthesis, but humans and other simians have a defective gene for L-gulonolactone oxidase and thus must consume this vitamin. For 10 points, name this common antioxidant, a vitamin that Linus Pauling prescribes in megadoses, prevents scurvy, and comes from citrus fruits.
This substance acts as an electron donor for enzymes that synthesize carnitine, and also in the hydroxylation of proline and lysine to produce collagen.
vitamin {C} [or {ascorbic acid}]