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WHEN various steroids are treated with aciddehydrating agents, coloured or fluorescent products are often obtained1. Such reactions form the basis of many steroid analytical procedures2.
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BOSCOTT, R. Significance and Use of Dehydration Effects in the Analysis of Steroids. Nature 164, 140–141 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164140b0
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