[Methods in Enzymology] Vitamins and Coe
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Omaye, Stanley T.
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Article
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1979
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Elsevier
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English
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The endiol groups at the second and third carbon atoms are sensitive to oxidation and can easily convert into a diketo group, L-dehydroascorbic acid. This oxidized form of the vitamin is just as effective against scurvy as the reduced substance. Aqueous solutions of the nutrient L-dehydroascorbic ac