Albert Szent-Györgyi
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Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with first isolating vitamin C and discovering many of the
Szent-Györgyi c. 1950
Szent-Györgyi in 1917 Italy
Szent-Györgyi in 1948
Vitamin C
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Vitamin C or ascorbate is a water-soluble vitamin found in citrus and other fruits, berries and vegetables. It is found as a form of ascorbic acid. It is an essential nutrient involved in the repair o
Albert Szent-Györgyi
…16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with first isolating vitamin C and discovering many of the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle and the molecular basis of muscle contraction. Szent-Györgyi was born in…
Vitamin C supplements
Vitamin C supplements among other dietary supplements at a US drug store
The Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling advocated taking vitamin C for the common cold in a 1970 book.
Limes, lemons and oranges were among foods identified early as preventing or treating scurvy on long sailing voyages.