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Medical Definition of L-dehydroascorbic acid
1. The reversibly oxidised form of ascorbic acid; it is antiscorbutic, but is converted in the body to 2,3-diketo-l-gulonic acid, which has no vitamin C activity. (05 Mar 2000)
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1. The reversibly oxidised form of ascorbic acid; it is antiscorbutic, but is converted in the body to 2,3-diketo-l-gulonic acid, which has no vitamin C activity. (05 Mar 2000)