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ASCORBIC acid has been found to have a marked inhibitory effect on urease activity. With some preparations of the enzyme, the formation of ammonia from urea is completely inhibited by a concentration of one part ascorbic acid in 200,000, and 50 per cent inhibition is obtained with one part ascorbic acid per million. The inhibition is prevented by addition of cysteine.
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ELSON, L. Inhibition of Urease Activity by Ascorbic Acid. Nature 152, 49 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152049a0
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