A quantitative study of succinic acid in muscle

Abstract

THAT formation of succinic, malic and fumaric acids takes place in minced muscle from some unknown precursor has been shown in a previous paper It was also shown that increased formation of these acids followed under anaerobic conditions upon addition of glutamic and aspartic acids to the mass [Moyle, 1924]. In the present work the action of muscle tissue on these two amino-acids and their possible role as precursors of succinic acid in the muscle have been investigated.