Medical Definition of L-gulonolactone

1. The immediate precursor of ascorbic acid in those animals capable of ascorbic acid biosynthesis. Synonym: dihydroascorbic acid, l-gulono-gamma-lactone. L-gulonolactone oxidase, the enzyme catalyzing the conversion of l-gulonolactone and O2 to H2O2 and l-xylo-hexulonolactone, a precursor of ascorbic acid; absent in primates. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of L-gulonolactone

L-cysteine-cystine C-S lyase
l-dehydroascorbic acid
l-dopa
L-dopa
L-dopa peroxidase
L-D body
L-fucose permease
L-fuculokinase
L-galactitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase
L-galactonolactone oxidase
L-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate-NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase
l-glyceric aciduria
L-glycol dehydrogenase
l-gulonic acid
l-gulono-gamma-lactone
l-gulonolactone (current term)
L-gulonolactone oxidase
L-lysine oxidase
L-L factor
L-mandelate dehydrogenase
L-methionine gamma-lyase
L-P
L-phase variants
L-phenylglycine-AMP ligase
L-plate
L-radiation
l-rhamnose
L-rhamnose isomerase
L-ribose reductase
L-ribulosephosphate 4-epimerase

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