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METHODS OF ASSAY AND DIETARY SOURCES

OTTO A. BESSEY, Ph.D.

J Am Med Assoc. 1938;111(14):1290-1298.

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The isolation, synthesis and development of practical methods of assay have given a great stimulus to the study of vitamin C.¹ More papers have appeared on methods of assay and distribution for vitamin C than for all the other vitamins combined. Therefore, no attempt is made here to present a systematic review of the literature. This has been done amply in the monograph by Sherman and Smith,² the yearly volumes of the Annual Review of Biochemistry,³ the bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture on "Vitamin Content of Foods"⁴ and numerous reviews.⁵ The facts and comments presented in this review may serve to give a general idea of the present state of the subject.

BIO-ASSAY

Chemical methods have rapidly replaced vitamin C determinations by bio-assay for many types of investigations. However, the more specific animal tests continue to be necessary in order to avoid . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BOSTON

From Harvard Dental School and the Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School.

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