Concept information
Preferred term
Ascorbic Acid
Type
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Definition
- A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form, vitamin C, functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxidant.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- 0N1G678593
- 134-03-2 (monosodium salt)
- 50-81-7 (Ascorbic Acid)
- L-Ascorbic acid
- L-Ascorbic Acid
- PQ6CK8PD0R
- S033EH8359
- Vitamin C
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- agonists (Qualifier)
- analogs & derivatives (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- biosynthesis (Qualifier)
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- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
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- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
Pharmacological Action(s)
In other languages
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French
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0N1G678593
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134-03-2 (monosodium salt)
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50-81-7 (Ascorbic Acid)
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L-Ascorbic acid
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PQ6CK8PD0R
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S033EH8359
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Vitamine C
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C3JLN52K-W
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