L-Ascorbic Acid
(2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-2H-furan-5-one
Molecular Identity
L-Ascorbic Acid
(2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-2H-furan-5-one
PubChem CID: 54670067
L-ascorbic acid is the L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid and conjugate acid of L-ascorbate. It has a role as a geroprotector, a coenzyme, a cofactor, a flour treatment agent, a plant metabolite, a food antioxidant, a food colour retention agent and a skin lightening agent. It is a vitamin C and an ascorbic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a L-ascorbate. It is an enantiomer of a D-ascorbic acid.
2D Structure
Properties
C6H8O6
Molecular Formula
176.12
Molecular Weight
g/mol
176.0321
Exact Mass
Da
-1.6
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
107
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
4
H-Bond Donors
6
H-Bond Acceptors
232
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: C(C(C1C(=C(C(=O)O1)O)O)O)OIsomeric SMILES
SMILES: C([C@@H]([C@@H]1C(=C(C(=O)O1)O)O)O)OSynonyms(20)
l-ascorbic acidascorbic acidvitamin C50-81-7L(+)-Ascorbic acidAscoltinAscorbicapCevitamic acidAllercorbAscorbajenAscorinAscortealAscorvitCantaxinCebicure
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