has role has role is conjugate base of vitamin C ascorbate cofactor L-ascorbic acid L-ascorbate L-ascorbate CHEBI:13861 L-ascorbic acid, ion(1-) L-Ascorbate CHEBI:13082 chebi_ontology L-ascorbate(1-) The <small>L</small>-enantiomer of ascorbate and conjugate base of <small>L</small>-ascorbic acid, arising from selective deprotonation of the 3-hydroxy group. Required for a range of essential metabolic reactions in all animals and plants. CHEBI:38290 Vitamin C Ascorbate human metabolite Daphnia magna metabolite