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“Interestingly, VC administration significantly reduced serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and total-bilirubin (T-bilirubin) in Con A-lesioned mice, while serum concentrations of albumin and total-protein (T-protein) were increased.”
“It appears that vitamin C causes an increase in albumin surface concentration compared to bare substrate which seems to decrease slightly in the presence of blood cells.”
“It seems, that the adsorption of albumin is increased, relatively, in the presence of vitamin C , when compared with that of fibrinogen and gamma-globulin from an equal amount of protein mixture.”
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association • 2010 | View Paper
“ Ascorbic acid improved Haugh units and elasticity of albumen gels, whereas cohesiveness and hardness of yolk, albumen and whole-egg gels were not affected by dietary treatment.”
“It was concluded in the discussion that catecholamines are oxidized at different rates in different albumin media and that this oxidation can be inhibited by adding ascorbic acid.”