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Term	L-ascorbic acid metabolic process	ID (Ontology)	GO:0019852 (Gene Ontology)
Definition	The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-ascorbic acid, (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-olate; L-ascorbic acid is vitamin C and has co-factor and anti-oxidant activities in many species.
Also Known As	"ascorbate metabolic process" ; "ascorbate metabolism" ; "L-ascorbic acid metabolism" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Term

L-ascorbic acid metabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0019852 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-ascorbic acid, (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-olate; L-ascorbic acid is vitamin C and has co-factor and anti-oxidant activities in many species.

Also Known As

"ascorbate metabolic process" ; "ascorbate metabolism" ; "L-ascorbic acid metabolism" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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carbohydrate metabolic process
 |__monosaccharide metabolic process___
metabolic process                      |
 |__lactone metabolic process__________|
oxoacid metabolic process              |
 |__carboxylic acid metabolic process__|
small molecule metabolic process       |
 |__monosaccharide metabolic process___|
                                       L-ascorbic acid metabolic process  2 rec.
                                        |__ascorbate glutathione cycle
                                        |__L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                        |   |__L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process via GDP-alpha-D-mannose
                                        |   |__L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process via UDP-alpha-D-glucuronate
                                        |   |__regulation of L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process(+)
                                        |__L-ascorbic acid catabolic process

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Is a	monosaccharide metabolic process carboxylic acid metabolic process lactone metabolic process
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Synonyms
	"ascorbate metabolic process" EXACT "ascorbate metabolism" EXACT "L-ascorbic acid metabolism" EXACT "vitamin C metabolic process" EXACT "vitamin C metabolism" EXACT
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	Reactome:R-HSA-196836 "Vitamin C (ascorbate) metabolism"

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monosaccharide metabolic process
carboxylic acid metabolic process
lactone metabolic process

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Synonyms & Secondary IDs

Synonyms

"ascorbate metabolic process" EXACT
"ascorbate metabolism" EXACT
"L-ascorbic acid metabolism" EXACT
"vitamin C metabolic process" EXACT
"vitamin C metabolism" EXACT

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External Crossreferences & Linkouts

Reactome:R-HSA-196836 "Vitamin C (ascorbate) metabolism"