Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is an important nutrient in many foods, such as oranges, red and green peppers, and kiwi fruit. It is also available in supplementary form.

Vitamin C has many important functions in the body, including:

Make collagen, an important protein

To heal the wound

Repair and maintain cartilage, bone and teeth

It works as an antioxidant, which means it…

In April 2014, the legislature of the Netherlands passed legislation prohibiting sale of glyphosate to individuals for use at home; commercial sales were not affected.

In June 2015, the French Ecology Minister asked nurseries and garden centers to halt over-the-counter sales of glyphosate in the form of Monsanto's Roundup. This was a nonbinding request and all sales of glyphosate remain legal…

Early studies using calcium oxide, carbonate, and carboxylates reported low activities for the polymerization of LA, even in bulk at 120–180 °C. PolyGA and copolymers of GA with CL and L-LA have been prepared using Ca(acac)2, but again high temperatures (150–200 °C) are required. Under these conditions transesterification occurs, although to a lesser extent than in analogous Sn(Oct)2-initiated…