Med J Malaya, 1950;5.

Abstract

1. It is shown that in contradistinction to the marked stability of ascorbic acid in acid solution towards nitrate is its sensitiveness towards nitrite. 2. The primary major product of the action of the nitrite is dehydroascorbic acid, which appears to be relatively stable towards the nitrite. 3. The nutritional and other physiological implications of these findings are discussed.