| Bourquin | Anne, U.S. Chemist, *1897. See: Sherman-Bourquin unit of vitamin B2. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Sherman-Bourquin unit of vitamin B2 | The amount of vitamin B2 required in the diet daily to sustain an average weekly gain of 3 g for 8 weeks in standard test rats; one unit is equivalent to 1 to 7 ug (0.001 to 0.007 mg) of riboflavin, depending on the deficiency diet used in the above assay. (05 Mar 2000) |
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