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Vitamin B-6 Analysis: Some Historical Aspects

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The discovery and purification of almost every vitamin or other physiologically active substance has been achieved only as methods which permit its detection have been devised. Even crude methods may suffice to permit isolation of the active compound; once the purified compound is available and its chemical nature is known, it becomes possible to modify old methods or devise new ones that provide enhanced convenience, specificity, and sensitivity.

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    Esmond E. Snell

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    James E. Leklem

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    Robert D. Reynolds

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    Robert D. Reynolds

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