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ChEBI

vitamin C

Term ID
CHEBI:176783
Synonyms
  • vitamin C vitamer
  • vitamin C vitamers
  • vitamina C
  • vitamine C
  • vitaminum C
Definition
Any member of a group of vitamers that belong to the chemical structural class called butenolides that exhibit biological activity against vitamin C deficiency in animals. The vitamers include L-ascorbic acid and its salt, ionized and oxidized forms.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from vitamin C
Phenotype where environments contain vitamin C
Phenotype modified by environments containing vitamin C
Human Disease Model