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Further Observations on the Inhibiting Effect of Fluorides on the Action of Lipase, Together with a Method for the Detection of Fluorides in Food Products

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1908

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Abstract

The inhibiting effect of fluoride on lipase activity is described. A method of dectecting fluorides in food products is also described, wherein lipase is used as a biochemical test for the presence of fluoride, based on the strong inhibitory effect fluorine has on the enzyme's activity.