The Conversion of β-Carotene to Vitamin A in the Intestine

Abstract

5 1 the opinion of Sexton et al. (1946), and agrees with the findings of Glover, Goodwin & Morton (1947), of Mattson, Mehl & Deuel (1947) and of Wiese, Mehl & Deuel (1947), published at the same time as our preliminary note." Quite recently, through the courtesy of Prof. B. C. P. Jansen, we were able to see a report from Germany by Wagner (1939) on work done by him at the Whale Catching Station at Lopra in the Faeroes. Wagner studied the conversion in the whale of carotene derived from krill (' Gattung der Euphansia superba Dana') to vitamin A