Title:

The Large Scale Preparation of Ascorbic Acid from Hungarian Pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Creator:

Banga, I.
Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, 1893-1986

Date:

1934

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).

Periodical:

The Biochemical Journal

Publisher:

Biochemical Society (Great Britain)

Location:

Box: 1. Folder: 12

Rights:

Reproduced with permission from Banga, I. and Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, (1928), Biochemical Journal, 28, 1625-1628. Copyright the Biochemical Society.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Ascorbic Acid and Capsicum

Format:

Text

Extent:

4 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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. 4 Images.. The Biochemical Journal

Legacy ID:

WGBBGY

NLM ID:

101584924X104

Profiles Collection:

The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584924X104

Story Section:

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