Title:

The Chemical Nature of Vitamin C

Creator:

Svirbely, Joseph
Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, 1893-1986

Date:

1933

Description:

To verify the results of their 1932 study, which indicated that "hexuronic acid" was in fact vitamin C, Szent-Gyorgyi and Svirbely ran additional tests with guinea pigs, using vitamin C derived from a new source, the red peppers used to make paprika (Capsicum annuum).

Periodical:

The Biochemical Journal

Publisher:

Biochemical Society (Great Britain)

Location:

Box: 1. Folder: 11

Rights:

Reproduced with permission from Svirbely, Joseph and Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, (1933), Biochemical Journal, 27, 279-285. Copyright the Biochemical Society.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Ascorbic Acid

Format:

Text

Extent:

7 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Svirbely, Joseph, and Albert Szent-Gyorgyi. "The Chemical Nature of Vitamin C." The Biochemical Journal 27, 1 (1933): 279-285. Article. 7 Images.. The Biochemical Journal

Legacy ID:

WGBBGX

NLM ID:

101584924X103

Profiles Collection:

The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584924X103

Story Section:

Szeged, 1931-1947: Vitamin C, Muscles, and WWII