Effect of ascorbate on lysosomal enzyme activities in guinea pig cartilage and adrenals.

Data indicate an inverse relationship between tissue vitamin C concentrations and lysosomal enzyme activities, and in cartilage, the activity of acid phosphatase was significantly elevated in animals on low dietary levels of ascorbate, but ariesulfatase A and arylsulfatases B activities were not affected by varying the dietary intake of asCorbate.