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Application of Buffered Solvent Systems to the Detection of Aromatic Acids by Paper Partition Chromatography

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THE appearance of aromatic acids during the metabolism of phenylalanine in bacterial cultures has been investigated. In view of the fact that these intermediates are most probably formed in very small amounts and afterwards metabolized rapidly, a sensitive qualitative technique is required for their detection; a chromatographic separation of certain aromatic acids was therefore attempted.

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FEWSTER, M., HALL, D. Application of Buffered Solvent Systems to the Detection of Aromatic Acids by Paper Partition Chromatography. Nature 168, 78–79 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168078a0

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