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Preferred term

Sodium-Coupled Vitamin C Transporters  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Membrane transport proteins that actively co-transport ASCORBIC ACID and sodium ions across the CELL MEMBRANE. Dietary absorption of VITAMIN C is highly dependent upon this class of transporters and a subset of SODIUM GLUCOSE TRANSPORTERS which transport the oxidized form of vitamin C, DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID.

Entry terms

  • Sodium-Dependent Vitamin C Transporter

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DJV3K87J-S

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