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Mechanism of Respiration

Nature volume 135, page 1040 (1935)Cite this article

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IN a previous letter1, I discussed the respiration of the minced breast muscle of the pigeon. In this material succinic acid seems to play by its reversible two-step oxidation to fumaric and hydroxyfumaric acid an important rôle as catalytic hydrogen carrier.

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  1. NATURE, 136, 305; Feb. 23, 1935.

  2. NATURE, 135, 762; May 4, 1935.

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  1. Institute of Medical Chemistry, University, Szeged, Hungary

    A. SZENT-GYÖRGYI

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SZENT-GYÖRGYI, A. Mechanism of Respiration. Nature 135, 1040 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/1351040a0

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