Term Name: | vitamin C |
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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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:176783] ( EBI ) |