Observations on a diatom (Nitzschia closterium W. Sm.) as a source of vitamin A
- 1 January 1930
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 24 (4), 860-865
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0240860
Abstract
The oil from this marine diatom assayed both colorimetrically and biologically was found to be a good source of vitamin A, due largely to its carotene content.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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