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21. The structures of vitamin C (left) and vitamin D (right) are shown below.
CH3
OH
OH
HO
OH
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
HO
CH3
H
H
CH₂
CH3
CH3
Vitamin D (Calciferol)
Vitamin C has a half-life of less than 24 hours, which means that 50% of the vitamin C a person
consumes in a meal has been urinated out of the body within that time. Conversely, vitamin D has a
half-life of 15 days. In some cases, people have had negative health effects from overdosing on
vitamin D. How do the differing structures of these two molecules explain their differing behaviour
within the body?
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Transcribed Image Text:21. The structures of vitamin C (left) and vitamin D (right) are shown below. CH3 OH OH HO OH Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) HO CH3 H H CH₂ CH3 CH3 Vitamin D (Calciferol) Vitamin C has a half-life of less than 24 hours, which means that 50% of the vitamin C a person consumes in a meal has been urinated out of the body within that time. Conversely, vitamin D has a half-life of 15 days. In some cases, people have had negative health effects from overdosing on vitamin D. How do the differing structures of these two molecules explain their differing behaviour within the body?
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