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What is the chemical formula of ascorbic acid?
What is the chemical formula of ascorbic acid?
C6H8O6
Who demonstrated the antiscorbutic properties of certain foods in the 18th century?
Who demonstrated the antiscorbutic properties of certain foods in the 18th century?
James Lind
What deficiency causes scurvy?
What deficiency causes scurvy?
Deficiency of vitamin C
What did Axel Holst and Theodor Frølich discover in 1907?
What did Axel Holst and Theodor Frølich discover in 1907?
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Who isolated a candidate for the antiscorbutic factor between 1928 and 1932?
Who isolated a candidate for the antiscorbutic factor between 1928 and 1932?
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