Differentiation of the Rat Dermatitis Factor and the Chick Dermatitis Factor from Nicotinic Acid
Data are presented to show that nicotinic acid will not cure rat dermatitis or prevent chick dermatitis, and it is concluded that vitamin B6 and the filtrate factor are both distinct from nicotinic acid. The finding of Elvehjem et al. (loc. cit.) that nicotinic acid will cure balcktongue in dogs has...
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| Published in | The Journal of nutrition Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 183 - 195 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Elsevier Inc
01.08.1938
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| Summary: | Data are presented to show that nicotinic acid will not cure rat dermatitis or prevent chick dermatitis, and it is concluded that vitamin B6 and the filtrate factor are both distinct from nicotinic acid.
The finding of Elvehjem et al. (loc. cit.) that nicotinic acid will cure balcktongue in dogs has been confirmed.
These results are regarded as affording direct evidence that the vitamin B2 complex contains the following four different, sharply characterized entities: riboflavin, nicotinic acid, vitamin B6 and the filtrate factor. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-3166 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jn/16.2.183 |