Medical Definition of L-gulonolactone

1. 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. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of L-gulonolactone

kyus
kyzylkumite
l'ee
l'esprit d'escalier
l'esprit de l'escalier
l'istesso tempo
l-alpha-narcotine
l-cone
l-dehydroascorbic acid
l-dopa
l-glyceric aciduria
l-gulonic acid
l-gulono-gamma-lactone
l-gulonolactone (current term)
l-rhamnose
l-selectin
l-serine dehydratase
l-sorbose
l-stercobilinogen
l-xylulosuria
l.c.
l2p
l337
l33t
l33t5p34k
l33tspeak
l8

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