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PAPERS dealing with fluorescence of quinine only give the characteristics of this compound in an acid medium1–4. Some publications suggest that quinine does not fluoresce at all in an alkaline medium5,6.
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LINNEWIEL, H., VISSER, B. Fluorescence of Quinine in an Alkaline Medium and in Absolute Ethanol. Nature 195, 699 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195699a0
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