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IN a previous communication we reported the presence of free radicals in the seeds of the onion Allium cepa 1. Further investigations have shown that these free radicals are attributable to the melanins present in the black seed-coats.
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EDWARDS, M., KERKUT, G., MUNDAY, K. et al. Effect of Temperature on the Concentration of Free Radicals in Melanins from Allium cepa . Nature 190, 1005–1006 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1901005a0
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