Metabolic and isotopic correlations between D-glucose, L-ascorbic acid and L-tartaric acid

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Weber, D ^a   Gensler, M ^a   Schmidt, H L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon 13; Fruit juice; Isotopic ratio; L Ascorbic acid; L tartaric acid; Vitamin C; Wine

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0038954298     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256019808036366     Document Type: Article

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