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Tissue ascorbic acid and a liver dehydroascorbatase in guinea-pigs

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The extraction, partial purification and assay of a dehydroascorbatase from guinea-pig liver is described. There was no evidence that changes in dehydroascorbatase activity could account for the modified tissue ascorbic acid concentrations associated with ageing or with the ingestion of fluoride, flavonoids or anthocyanin material.

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  1. University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, CF1 3NU, Cardiff, Wales, UK

    Eleri Jones, J. E. W. Davies & R. E. Hughes

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Jones, E., Davies, J.E.W. & Hughes, R.E. Tissue ascorbic acid and a liver dehydroascorbatase in guinea-pigs. Experientia 35, 303–304 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964313

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