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l-dehydroascorbic acid

Pronunciation: dē-hī′drō-as-kōr′bik as′id
The reversibly oxidized form of ascorbic acid; it is antiscorbutic, but is converted in the body to 2,3-diketo-l-gulonic acid, which has no vitamin C activity.


 

 

 

 

 

 



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