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L-ascorbic acid catabolic process
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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-ascorbic acid; L-ascorbic acid ionizes to give L-ascorbate, (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-olate, which is required as a cofactor in the oxidation of prolyl residues to hydroxyprolyl, and other reactions. [ ]
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L-ascorbic acid catabolic process
Synonyms
- L-ascorbic acid breakdown
- L-ascorbic acid catabolism
- L-ascorbic acid degradation
- ascorbate catabolic process
- ascorbate catabolism
- vitamin C catabolic process
- vitamin C catabolism
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biological_process
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GO:0019854