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As reported earlier1, we tried to isolate keto acids of importance physiologically in the body fluid and the silk-glands of the silkworm larvæ and found that there were present glyoxylic, α-ketoglutaric, oxalacetic and acetoacetic acids. Pyruvic acid, which is found usually in mammals, was not recognized in the silkworms. The present work was carried out to determine whether, although pyruvic acid is not found in the body fluid and the silk-glands, metabolism involving pyruvic acid takes place in the silkworm.
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FUKUDA, T. Conversion of Pyruvic Acid to Alanine in the Silkworm Larva. Nature 180, 245 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180245a0
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