Can some people synthesize ascorbic acid?

Am J Clin Nutr. 1981 Feb;34(2):297-8. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/34.2.297.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ascorbic Acid / biosynthesis*
  • Ascorbic Acid Deficiency / genetics*
  • Female
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Humans
  • L-Gulonolactone Oxidase
  • Lactones / deficiency
  • Metabolism, Inborn Errors / metabolism*
  • Nutritional Requirements
  • Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases / deficiency

Substances

  • Lactones
  • Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases
  • L-Gulonolactone Oxidase
  • Ascorbic Acid