The Large Scale Preparation of Ascorbic Acid from Hungarian Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
Description:
Szent-Gyorgyi's research on "hexuronic acid" had been seriously constrained by lack of a plentiful natural source of the chemical. Even with a good supply of adrenal glands (during his year at the Mayo Clinic) he had been able to extract only a small amount. After Svirbely's initial animal trial with the substance, Szent-Gyorgyi and his associate Ilona Banga developed a process to extract it from a new source: the red peppers used to make paprika (Capsicum annuum).
Number of Image Pages:
4 (446,646 Bytes)
Date:
1934
Creator:
Banga, I.
Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert
Source:
Periodical: Banga, I., and Albert Szent-Gyorgyi. "The Large Scale Preparation of Ascorbic Acid from Hungarian Pepper (Capsicum annuum)." The Biochemical Journal 28, 5 (1934): 1625-1628. Article.
Publisher:
Biochemical Society (Great Britain)
Rights:
Reproduced with permission from Banga, I. and Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, (1928), Biochemical Journal, 28, 1625-1628. Copyright the Biochemical Society.
