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A Red Colouring Matter from the Green Leaves of Spinach Beet
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A Red Colouring Matter from the Green Leaves of Spinach Beet

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THE production of a red colouring matter from an extract of the green leaves of spinach beet, reported by Marsden1, is capable of explanation on the basis of a well-known redoxase-chromogen relationship.

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  1. Marsden, R. J. B., NATURE, 150, 580 (1942).

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