Chemicals and Drugs

Dehydroascorbic Acid

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.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C6H6O6
Molecular Weight
174.11 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
490-83-5
IUPAC Name
(5R)-5-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]oxolane-2,3,4-trione
InChIKey
SBJKKFFYIZUCET-JLAZNSOCSA-N
SMILES
C([C@@H]([C@@H]1C(=O)C(=O)C(=O)O1)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D003683
Source
PubChem CID 440667

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Acid, Dehydroascorbic

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Aspects Covered

26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

deficiency: coordinate DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID/defic (IM) with ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY (IM)

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History Note

91(75); was see under ASCORBIC ACID 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Ascorbic Acid (1969-1974)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.241w.081.844w.107w.260w
  2. D02w.241w.511w.902w.107w.260w
  3. D02w.540w.260w
  4. D09w.811w.100w.260w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dehydroascorbic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003683. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003683
  2. Dehydroascorbic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydroascorbic_acid
  3. Dehydroascorbic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3116723
  4. Dehydroascorbic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 440667. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/440667