C6H6O6
174.11 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID
CAS490-83-5EC207-720-6
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
oxidized form of vitamin C
Dehydroascorbic acid is the oxidized form of vitamin C, functioning as a coenzyme and a mouse metabolite. It is structurally related to L-ascorbic acid and plays a role in cellular redox processes.
coenzymeresearch reagent for vitamin C metabolism studies
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
Identifiers
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
Synonyms (28)
- D-0300
- DHAA
- 1-Dehydroascorbate
- 1-Dehydroascorbic acid
- Acid, Dehydroascorbic
- Bis-dehydro-L-ascorbicacid
- DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID
- DEHYROASCORBIC ACID
- Dehydro-L-Ascorbinsaure
- Dehydro-L-ascorbic acid
- Dehydroascorbic Acid; DHA
- L-Ascorbic acid, dehydro-
- L-Dehydroascorbate
- L-Dehydroascorbic acid
- L-threo-Dehydroascorbic acid
- dehydroascorbate