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L-ascorbic acid

CHEBI:CHEBI_29073

Definition

The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid and conjugate acid of L-ascorbate.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C6H8O6
Molecular Mass
176.12410
Charge
0
SMILES
[H][C@@]1(OC(=O)C(O)=C1O)[C@@H](O)CO
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H8O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2,5,7-10H,1H2/t2-,5+/m0/s1
InChIKey
CIWBSHSKHKDKBQ-JLAZNSOCSA-N

Alternative Names

  • Vitamin C
  • ascorbic acid
  • (5R)-5-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxyfuran-2(5H)-one
  • acide ascorbique
  • acido ascorbico
  • acidum ascorbicum
  • acidum ascorbinicum
  • Ascoltin
  • Ascorbic acid
  • ASCORBIC ACID
  • Ascorbicap
  • Ascorbinsaeure
  • E 300
  • E-300
  • E300
  • L-(+)-ascorbic acid
  • L-Ascorbate
  • L-Ascorbic acid
  • L-threo-hex-2-enono-1,4-lactone

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

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Wikipedia:Ascorbic_Acid
core#notation
CHEBI:29073

Additional References

Wikipedia:Ascorbic_Acid

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