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THE mechanism of colour production in the Tollens test1 for glucuronic acid is not definitely known, and since this reaction is frequently used for the determination of glucuronic acid in biological materials2, an attempt should be made to understand its chemistry. Some of our preliminary results to this end are now reported here.
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GUERRERO, A., WILLIAMS, R. The Tollens Naphthoresorcinol Reaction for Uronic Acids. Nature 161, 930–931 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161930a0
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