Dehydroascorbic acid
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| IUPAC name L-threo-Hexo-2,3-diulosono-1,4-lactone | |
| Systematic IUPAC name (5R)-5-[(1S)-1,2-Dihydroxyethyl]oxolane-2,3,4-trione | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.019 | 
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| Properties | |
| C6H6O6 | |
| Molar mass | 174.108 g·mol−1 | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) is the major oxidized form of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). It is actively imported into the endoplasmic reticulum of cells via glucose transporters. It is trapped therein by reduction back to ascorbic acid by glutathione and other thiols. The (free) chemical radical semidehydroascorbic acid (SDA) also belongs to the group of oxidized ascorbic acids.