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Role of Manganese in the Biological Synthesis of Ascorbic Acid

Nature volume 144, page 868 (1939)Cite this article

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IN continuation of my previous work1, it has been found that the guinea pig liver also can synthesize ascorbic acid from the sugar precursors both in vitro and in vivo. The concentration of manganese necessary for the synthesis is much higher than that required in the case of rat liver.

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  1. NATURE, 143, 811, (1939).

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  1. Department of Medical Chemistry, Prince of Wales Medical College, Patna

    M. N. RUDRA

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RUDRA, M. Role of Manganese in the Biological Synthesis of Ascorbic Acid. Nature 144, 868 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144868a0

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