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Microbial Degradation of Rutin

Nature volume 184, pages 1145–1146 (1959)Cite this article

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COMPARATIVELY little work on the metabolism of rutin has been published. 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl acetic acid and homovanillic acid are found in urine after oral administration of rutin to the rat1,2, and protocatechuic acid accumulates in rat kidney homogenates in the presence of quercetin3.

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HATTORI, S., NOGUCHI, I. Microbial Degradation of Rutin. Nature 184, 1145–1146 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841145b0

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