ALTHOUGH a paper by Wieland and Franke in 1928 1 described the induced oxidation of several hydroxy-acids in the presence of oxidizing ferrous iron, citric acid was not specifically mentioned ...

Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Although less common, it is the most serious due to its high potential ...

Over a hundred ATP molecules are synthesized from the complete oxidation of one molecule of fatty acid, and almost forty ATP molecules result from amino acid and pyruvate oxidation. Two ATP ...

Vitamin C molecules can react to form dehydroascorbic acid by losing two hydrogen atoms ... The loss of hydrogen indicates an oxidation reaction (increasing the oxygen to hydrogen ratio) and ...

Upon addition of hydrogen peroxide to Rochelle's salt (sodium potassium tartrate), the hydrogen peroxide decomposes and tartaric acid is oxidized. This reaction proceeds very slowly at room ...