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Preferred term

Sodium-Coupled Vitamin C Transporters  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Sodium Dependent Vitamin C Transporter
  • Sodium-Dependent Vitamin C Transporter

Scope note

  • Membrane transport proteins that actively co-transport ASCORBIC ACID and sodium ions across the CELL MEMBRANE. Dietary absorption of VITAMIN C is highly dependent upon this class of transporters and a subset of SODIUM GLUCOSE TRANSPORTERS which transport the oxidized form of vitamin C, DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID.

History note

  • 2012(1999)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D060347

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