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“ Ascorbate was found to decrease parasite susceptibility to chloroquine , suggesting that iron deprivation may be an important factor in the anti-malarial action of QCDs.”
“It is proposed that sodium ascorbate by virtue of its reducing properties provides some protection to the intralysosomal hydrolases against the inhibitory action of chloroquine.”
“ Chloroquine , a known inhibitor of plasma membrane redox systems, inhibits the ascorbate stabilization, the inhibition being partially reversed by coenzyme Q6.”