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L-gulonolactone oxidase is present in the invertebrate, Limulus polyphemus

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L-Gulonolactone oxidase (EC 1.1.3.8) which catalyzes oxidation of L-gulonolactone to L-ascorbic acid was detected in tissues ofLimulus polyphemus.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Minnesota, 55108, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

    C. A. Wallace, R. Jenness, R. J. Mullin & W. S. Herman

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Wallace, C.A., Jenness, R., Mullin, R.J. et al. L-gulonolactone oxidase is present in the invertebrate, Limulus polyphemus. Experientia 41, 485–486 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01966161

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