Dehydroascorbic acid is made from the oxidation of ascorbic acid. This reaction is reversible, but dehydroascorbic acid can instead undergo irreversible hydrolysis to 2,3-diketogulonic acid. Dehydroascorbic acid as well as ascorbic acid are both termed Vitamin C, but the latter is the main form found in humans. In the body, both dehydroascorbic acid and ascorbic acid have similar biological activity as antivirals but dehydroascorbic acid also has neuroprotective effects. Currently dehydroascorbic acid is an experimental drug with no known approved indications.
Synonyms
L-threo-2,3-hexodiulosonic acid, γ-lactone
L-dehydroascorbic acid
Oxidized ascorbic acid
L-dehydroascorbate
Oxidized vitamin C
DHAA
L-threo-hexo-2,3-diulosono-1,4-lactone
dehydro-L-ascorbic acid
Dehydroascorbic acid
Indication
There is no approved indication for dehydroascorbic acid, but it has potential therapeutic use in patients with certain viruses and ischemic stroke.
Categories
Acids, Acyclic
Carbohydrates
Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Food
Hydroxy Acids
Lactones
Micronutrients
Physiological Phenomena
Sugar Acids
Urinary Acidifying Agents
Vitamin C and analogues
Vitamins
CAS number
490-83-5
Drug Targets
Name
Target Sequence
Pharmacological Action
Actions
Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 1
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison
T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682
