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During the oxidation of acetate and glycolate by the respiration of living yeast cells, in presence of phenylhydrazine, it has been possible to isolate glyoxylic acid, formaldehyde and formyl-compounds as intermediate products.
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Bolcato, V., Fraschini, M. & Boniperti, G. Isolation of formaldehyde and glyoxylic acid during the oxidation of acetate and glycolate by yeast cells in presence of phenylhydrazine. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 22, 419–424 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02538354
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