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. 1953 Oct;55(3):392–399. doi: 10.1042/bj0550392

The effect of l-ascorbic acid on the in vitro activity of polyphenoloxidase from potato

Parukutty Baruah 1, T Swain 1
PMCID: PMC1269289  PMID: 13105645

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