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Lack of vitamin C causes scurvy because ascorbic acid provides a hydroxyl group for the hydroxylation of proline residues to from hydroxyproline in the protein collagen. These hydroxyproline residues form hydrogen bonds between chains of collagen, holding them together. Thus in the absence of vitamin C, the collagen chains fall apart, which leads to the weakened connective tissue which causes the scurvy symptoms.
Lack of vitamin C causes scurvy because ascorbic acid provides a hydroxyl group for the hydroxylation of proline residues to from hydroxyproline in the protein collagen. These hydroxyproline residues form hydrogen bonds between chains of collagen, holding them together. Thus in the absence of vitamin C, the collagen chains fall apart, which leads to the weakened connective tissue which causes the scurvy symptoms.
Scurvy can be easily identified by the early symptoms <ref>[http://www.scurvysymptoms.net ''Early Scurvy Symptoms'']</ref> like
1. Spots on the body
2. No formation of new bones.
3. The skin becomes pale
4. The capillaries become weak
Other symptoms like Exhaustion, diarrhea, fainting, kidney or lung disease follow suit.
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