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KREBS1 stated recently that vitamin B1 is a co-enzyme for two anærobic reactions, of which one is the following: where the reaction is common to carbohydrate metabolizing animal tissues, and where A can be pyruvic acid; the ærobic oxidation of pyruvic acid is considered to be preceded by an anærobic stage.
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MCGOWAN, G., PETERS, R. Carbohydrate Metabolism. Nature 138, 552 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138552a0
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