In vitro reduction of rhein anthraquinon
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P. de Witte; A. van Hoestenberghe; H. Eyssen
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Article
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1992
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract After __in vitro__ incubation of cecal content from CVL or gnotobiotic rats with rhein anthraquinone (1 mg g^−1^) for 18 h at 37°, the anthraquinone was converted to rhein anthrone for 23·5 (SD ± 3·4) per cent and 19·4 (±4·7) per cent, respectively. Liquid cultures of some strictly anae