Term Name: vitamin C
Synonyms: vitamin C vitamer, vitamin C vitamers, vitamina C, vitamine C, vitaminum C
Definition: Any member of a group of vitamers that belong to the chemical structural class called butenolides that exhibit biological activity against vitamin C deficiency in animals. The vitamers include L-ascorbic acid and its salt, ionized and oxidized forms.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:176783]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: butenolide
has subtype: L-ascorbate L-ascorbic acid L-dehydroascorbic acid L-dehydroascorbic acid hydrate sodium ascorbate
has_role: water-soluble vitamin (role)