Assertion: vitamin c | /r/HasProperty | active
Facets:
value: until 1932
type: TEMPORAL
value: inside of the cell
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Vitamin C is active inside of the cell, where it hydroxylates (adds hydrogen and oxygen) to two amino acids: proline and lysine.
text: During the mid-1700s, Sir James Lind, a British Navy surgeon, conducted experiments and determined that eating citrus fruits or juices could cure scurvy, although scientists did not prove that ascorbic acid was the active component until 1932 .