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DURING some experiments on the non-enzymatic browning reaction between reducing sugars and nitrogenous compounds, it was found that a mixture of glucose and thiamine-hydrochloride showed considerable browning when heated in sealed glass tubes at 85° C. for some days. The experiment was repeated on a larger scale and the results seem worth publication.
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DE LANGE, P., DEKKER, L. A Browning Reaction between Thiamine and Glucose. Nature 173, 1040–1041 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1731040a0
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