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- From: bsimon@elvis.stsci.edu (Bernie Simon)
- Subject: Re: Enrichment/nutrient replacement question
- In-Reply-To: drand@spinner.osf.org's message of 30 Dec 92 11: 50:08
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- Organization: None. This saves me from writing a disclaimer.
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 18:16:53 GMT
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- It is true many vitamins have stereo isomers. Whether the artificial
- vitamin has both isomers depends on how it is produced. For example,
- Vitamin C is manufactured from glucose, which already has the correct
- form, so the finished product only has the correct isomer. Vitamin E
- is the only case I know of where the manufacturing process introduces
- both isomers. I could be wrong on this, if anyone has better
- information please let me know.
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- Bernie Simon (bsimon@stsci.edu) ad astra per aspera
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