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. 1960 Jul;76(1):157–171. doi: 10.1042/bj0760157

Synthesis of l-ascorbic acid in rat-liver homogenates: conversion of l-gulono- and l-galactono-γ-lactone and the respective acids into l-ascorbic acid

F A Isherwood 1, Y W Mapson 1, Y T Chen 1
PMCID: PMC1204615  PMID: 14405898

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