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Medical Definition of Schardinger reaction
1. The reduction of methylene blue to methylene white by formaldehyde is rapidly catalyzed by fresh milk but not by boiled milk, the catalyzing agent being xanthine oxidase (Schardinger's enzyme); an example of oxidation in the absence of O2 with an organic hydrogen acceptor (the dye). (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Schardinger Reaction
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