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Relative Bioavailability of Liposomal Vitamin C – ‘VitaLip-C’


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1 Proprietor, Shreepad Shree Vallabh SSV Phytopharmaceuticals, Mumbai, India, India
2 Research Associate, Shreepad Shree Vallabh SSV Phytopharmaceuticals, Mumbai, India, India
 

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Background: Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin and one of the most commonly used vitamins. With increasing vitamin C intake, the plasma steady state concentration reaches a maximal level of about 70–80 µM. However, from the available literature, it appears that a daily intake of about 200–400 mg of vitamin C ensures saturation of the blood in healthy individuals. Bioavailability can be increased by various methods, such as encapsulation, micronisation, etc. VitaLip-C is a liposomal form of vitamin C, which is shown to be clinically proven and evaluated by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) for the presence of liposomes.


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Vitamin C, liposome, relative bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, VitaLip-C
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Authors

Yogesh Dound
Proprietor, Shreepad Shree Vallabh SSV Phytopharmaceuticals, Mumbai, India, India
Shivani Agawane
Research Associate, Shreepad Shree Vallabh SSV Phytopharmaceuticals, Mumbai, India, India
Khushbu Gupta
Research Associate, Shreepad Shree Vallabh SSV Phytopharmaceuticals, Mumbai, India, India

Abstract


Background: Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin and one of the most commonly used vitamins. With increasing vitamin C intake, the plasma steady state concentration reaches a maximal level of about 70–80 µM. However, from the available literature, it appears that a daily intake of about 200–400 mg of vitamin C ensures saturation of the blood in healthy individuals. Bioavailability can be increased by various methods, such as encapsulation, micronisation, etc. VitaLip-C is a liposomal form of vitamin C, which is shown to be clinically proven and evaluated by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) for the presence of liposomes.


Keywords


Vitamin C, liposome, relative bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, VitaLip-C

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