2007-10-15 01:39:52 · 8 answers · asked by i_squeeze 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
"C" in Vitamin C is no way related to Calcium.
Anyone could think that the "C" could be related to "citrus fruits" as the first sources of such vitamin C given to British Royal Navy sailors and soldiers which proved its efficiency on scurvy.(Remember that story of Scottish naval surgeon James Lind who did the Citrus experiment to those aboard the ship in 1747. He discovered that an unknown nutrient (now known to be vitamin C) in citrus foods prevented scurvy.
But the real reason is that the first vitamins were named in alphabetical order according to the order of their discovery or rediscovery. Vitamins A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J.
Vitamins F, G, H, and I were reclassified later and discarded as false leads or renamed because they were related to "vitamin B", which became B"complex" of or designated with different numbers- B1,B2, and so on.......
When vitamin K was discovered by a Danish researcher it was named "K" not due to letter naming order but the name was taken after the Danish word for clotting - "Koagulation" as vitamin K helps the blood to clot.
When the rest of the other vitamins were discovered later,the system of letter naming became out of style, so they are called only by their chemical names.
Hope that's clear enough....
2007-10-15 03:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Vitamin C is a vitamin. Calcium is a separate and disparate mineral. Your body needs both.
2007-10-15 01:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the different letters in vitamins is just a way to tell the difference between them! The A, B, C, etc don't actually have a meaning though. It's just to separate the different vitamins and what they do.
2007-10-15 01:42:29 · answer #3 · answered by nuniestar 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The vitamins were named after their discoveries by the use of letters of the alphabet.
2007-10-15 01:50:54 · answer #4 · answered by Kieron M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing; it is simply a name for ascorbic acid which is an essential vitamin for the body. This is similair to H2O being called water or dihydrogen monoxide
2007-10-15 01:44:27 · answer #5 · answered by rrai 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ascorbic acid is the another name of vit C. IT contain citric acid. Think C stand for citric acid
2007-10-18 21:55:20 · answer #6 · answered by puneet v 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know why it;s called vitamin C. but i know the calcium's symbol is Ca, and not C.
2007-10-15 01:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
C............citric acid......
2007-10-15 01:43:24 · answer #8 · answered by jo v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋