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. 1960 Aug;76(2):279–292. doi: 10.1042/bj0760279

Biological synthesis of l-ascorbic acid in animal tissues: conversion of d-glucuronolactone and l-gulonolactone into l-ascorbic acid

I B Chatterjee 1, G C Chatterjee 1, N C Ghosh 1, J J Ghosh 1, B C Guha 1
PMCID: PMC1204705  PMID: 13692610

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