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. 1956 Sep;64(1):13–22. doi: 10.1042/bj0640013

Biological synthesis of ascorbic acid: the conversion of derivatives of d-galacturonic acid into l-ascorbic acid by plant extracts

L W Mapson 1, F A Isherwood 1
PMCID: PMC1199683  PMID: 13363799

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