Natura Montenegrina No 3, 2004

UDK 612.015.6(045)=111

  

SIGNIFICANCE, CHARACTERISTICS AND DETERMINATION OF VITAMIN C

 

V. L. VUKAŠINOVIĆ-PEŠIĆ[1], N. Z. BLAGOJEVIĆ[2]

  

Synopsis

 

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is very widespread in nature: it can be found in fresh fruits and vegetables, it is added to different food, and it also can be found in a large number of pharmaceutical products. Because of its huge importance for normal function of human beings it is necessary to continously intake it by food.

This paper points to the significance and characteristics of vitamin C and presents some new methods for its determination.

Keywords: vitamin C, significance, characteristic, determination

  

Sinopsis

 

ZNAČAJ, OSOBINE I ODREĐIVANJE VITAMINA C

  

Vitamin C (askorbinska kiselina) je jako rasprostranjen u prirodi: nalazi se u svježem voću i povrću, dodaje se mnogim prehrambenim proizvodima, a nalazi se i u velikom broju farmaceutskih proizvoda. Ima veliki značaj za normalno funkcionisanje organizma čovjeka, pa ga je potrebno konstantno unositi putem hrane.

Biće naveden značaj i osobine vitamina C, kao i kratak pregled najnovijih metoda za određivanje njegovog sadržaja u velikom broju različitih uzoraka.

Ključne riječi: vitamin C, značaj, karakteristike, određivanje


1,2 Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b.b., Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro