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IN continuation of my previous work1, it has been found that the guinea pig liver also can synthesize ascorbic acid from the sugar precursors both in vitro and in vivo. The concentration of manganese necessary for the synthesis is much higher than that required in the case of rat liver.
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RUDRA, M. Role of Manganese in the Biological Synthesis of Ascorbic Acid. Nature 144, 868 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144868a0
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