Ascorbic Acid Can Reduce the Oxidized Form of Vitamin E

question 4

Multiple Choice

Ascorbic acid can reduce the oxidized form of vitamin E. Choose the phrase that describes this.

• A) Ascorbic acid reduces the tocopheroxy radical to the quinone form; ascorbic acid is oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid.
• B) Ascorbic acid reduces the hydroquinone form to the quinone form; ascorbic acid is reduced to semi-dehydroascorbic acid.
• C) Ascorbic acid reduces the tochopheroxy radical to the tocopherol form; ascorbic acid is oxidized to semi-dehydroascorbate.

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