%0 Journal Article %T Determinaci¨®n del contenido de vitamina C en miel de abejas venezolanas por volumetr¨ªa de ¨®xido-reducci¨®n %A Zago G %A Karina I %A Garc¨ªa F %A Mar¨ªa Y %A Di Bernardo %A Mar¨ªa L %A Vit %A Patricia %A Luna %A Jos¨¦ R %A Gualtieri %A Mar¨ªa %J Revista del Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel %D 2010 %I Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel %X this study has determined the content of vitamin c in honey bee in the andean venezuelan region. the vitamin c be - longs together with vitamin b to the group of water-soluble. assists in the development of bones, cartilage, the absorption of iron, the production of collagen (acting as a cofactor in the hydroxylation of amino acids lysine and proline). the chemical antioxidant property is the most important of vitamin c. this helps prevent the oxidation of vitamins a and e, and some b vitamins such as riboflavin, thiamin, folic acid and pantothenic acid. develops anti-infectious actions and acts as a detoxifying because it can reduce the toxicity of heavy metals like lead, mercury and arsenic. vitamin c is not synthesized by man, for this reason should be eaten in the diet, foods rich in vitamin c are green vegetables, citrus fruits and potatoes, among others. vitamin c is present in honey in low concentrations, the hplc technique is best suited to their quantification, but is a costly and difficult to access. it proposes a simpler method based on oxide-reduction volumetric, as the vitamin c is oxidized to dehidroascorbic acid, a reaction with 2.6-dichlorophenolindophenol which is reduced by a redox reaction to a colourless solution. the values found, reported in mg vit c/100 g honey, ranging between 12.74 and 40.13, with an average of 20,982 ¡À 2.8896 %K vitamin c %K honey %K redox. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0798-04772010000100004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en