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Platinum Potential of Vitamin C Solutions in Contact with Molecular Oxygen

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THE platinum potential of solutions containing biological oxidation-reduction agents can be measured when exposed to air by means of a relatively simple technique1.

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BEZSSONOFF, N., WOLOSZYN, M. Platinum Potential of Vitamin C Solutions in Contact with Molecular Oxygen. Nature 144, 289–290 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144289a0

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