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IODINE has been reported to occur in marine algae as inorganic iodide and iodo-tyrosines1. Both forms are known to produce artefacts under chromato-graphic examination2,3. It therefore appeared desirable to examine the chemical stability of the iodine atoms in iodo-amino-acids and their exchangeability with radioactive iodide under the conditions of hydrolysis with barium hydroxide before attempting to investigate the metabolism of iodine fixation in the algae.
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SCOTT, R. Observations on the Iodo-Amino-Acids of Marine Algae using Iodine-131. Nature 173, 1098–1099 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1731098b0
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