Crystalline torulin (as vitamin B1) and the international vitamin B1 standard
- 1 June 1936
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 30 (6) , 985-991
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0300985
Abstract
1 international unit of vit. B1 (10 mgm. Jansen clay) is approx. equivalent to 2 [gamma] cryst. vit. B1 hydrochloride. Extracts of the International Standard clay of full activity can be made by a standard method. The same result is obtained by injection as by mouth. The day dose method for pigeons is not satisfactory for assay of injected cryst. vit. B1, though useful for impure vitamin.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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