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The Conversion of Carotene Into Vitamin A

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THE conversion of p-carotene into vitamin A which occurs in is represented in many standard works by means of the hydrolysis equation:

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HUNTER, R. The Conversion of Carotene Into Vitamin A. Nature 158, 257–260 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158257a0

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