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l-gulono-gamma-lactone (medicine)


l-gulono-gamma-lactone -->
l-gulonolactone


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.