Abstract
In the livers of the scorbutic guinea pigs the activity of p-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid oxidase was found to remain unchanged but profoundly reduced after the feeding of extra tyrosine. Glucose cycloacetoacetate hydrolysate, a reducing compound, when ingested simultaneously with tyrosine was found to prevent the reduction in the enzyme activity. This effect was comparable to that of ascorbic acid.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing