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Dehydroascorbic Acid

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Definition: The reversibly oxidized form of ascorbic acid. It is the lactone of 2,3-DIKETOGULONIC ACID and has antiscorbutic activity in man on oral ingestion.  deficiency: coordinate DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID/defic (IM) with ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY (IM)   
Pharmacological Action Vitamins 		Other names Acid, Dehydroascorbic
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
dehydroerythorbic acid  5959-82-0   *Dehydroascorbic Acid Stereoisomerism. Methods Enzymol 1986;122:3
glutathione dehydrogenase (ascorbate)  EC 1.8.5.1   *Oxidoreductases Dehydroascorbic Acid. Vopr Med Khim 22(1):89;1976; Vopr Med Khim 25(4):447;1979
semidehydroascorbic acid  6730-29-6 L-ascorbic acid, free radical form  Dehydroascorbic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Free Radicals. Biochim Biophys Acta 261(2):339;1972

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