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. 1965 Oct;97(1):247–249. doi: 10.1042/bj0970247

Effects of vitamins A and D on the biosynthesis of L-ascorbic acid by rat-liver microsomes

N C Ghosh 1, Ipsita Chatterjee 1, G C Chatterjee 1
PMCID: PMC1264568  PMID: 16749110

Abstract

1. The synthesis of l-ascorbic acid from either d-glucuronolactone or l-gulonolactone by liver microsomes of rats is decreased under conditions of hypervitaminosis A; under hypervitaminosis D the synthesis from d-glucuronolactone is increased and that from l-gulonolactone is not affected. 2. The microsomal conversion of l-gulonolactone into l-ascorbic acid is impaired in liver tissues of rats made deficient with respect to either vitamin A or vitamin D when compared with the controls maintained on stock diet.

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