loading...| Preferred Name |
ascorbic acid |
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| Synonyms |
C vitamin |
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| Definitions |
A natural water-soluble vitamin (Vitamin C). Ascorbic acid is a potent reducing and antioxidant agent that functions in fighting bacterial infections, in detoxifying reactions, and in the formation of collagen in fibrous tissue, teeth, bones, connective tissue, skin, and capillaries. Found in citrus and other fruits, and in vegetables, vitamin C cannot be produced or stored by humans and must be obtained in the diet. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C285" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C285" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000039737 |
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| altLabel |
C vitamin vitamin C Ce-Vi-Sol Cetane Cenolate Cevalin C-Long Cecon 2-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-4,5-dihydroxy-furan-3-one L-ascorbic acid Asorbicap VIT C |
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| CAS Registry |
50-81-7 |
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| Component of |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000038138 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000430890 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000445226 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000445227 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000038012 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000038141 |
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| cui |
C0003968 C0699147 C0699153 C0699149 C1510950 C0699151 C0699150 C0699152 |
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| Date last modified |
2015-10-06 |
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| definition |
A natural water-soluble vitamin (Vitamin C). Ascorbic acid is a potent reducing and antioxidant agent that functions in fighting bacterial infections, in detoxifying reactions, and in the formation of collagen in fibrous tissue, teeth, bones, connective tissue, skin, and capillaries. Found in citrus and other fruits, and in vegetables, vitamin C cannot be produced or stored by humans and must be obtained in the diet. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C285" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C285" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| Legacy PDQ ID |
2399 |
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| LT |
TRD |
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| NCI ID |
C285 |
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| notation |
CDR0000039737 |
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| NSC Code |
33832 |
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| ORIG STY |
Drug/agent |
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| prefLabel |
ascorbic acid |
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| tui |
T109 T127 T121 |