Fate of 2-Keto-L-Gulonic Acid in Rat and Guinea Pig.
- 1 February 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 94 (2), 286-288
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-94-22922
Abstract
Evidence using C14 tracer techniques shows no appreciable conversion of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid to L-ascorbic acid by the rat or guinea pig. The major part of the administered 2-keto-L-gulonic acid was excreted unchanged in the urine.Keywords
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