Riccardo Percudani
@percud.bsky.social
Father of Eva and Adele, husband of Ariane. Teacher and researcher at the University of Parma (Italy): biochemistry & bioinformatics, metabolic pathways, coevolution.
Allantoin - In 1800, Vauquelin, together with Buniva, discovered a substance present in cow amniotic fluid but not in that of humans. It was later found in allantoic fluid and named allantoin. Allantoin is the end product of purine degradation in placental mammals, but not in humans and other apes
January 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Allantoin - In 1800, Vauquelin, together with Buniva, discovered a substance present in cow amniotic fluid but not in that of humans. It was later found in allantoic fluid and named allantoin. Allantoin is the end product of purine degradation in placental mammals, but not in humans and other apes
Malic acid - Vauquelin confirmed the existence of malic acid, which he isolated from apple juice. This intermediate of the Krebs and glyoxylate cycles was first discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele and later named by Antoine Lavoisier after the Latin word for apple, malum.
January 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Malic acid - Vauquelin confirmed the existence of malic acid, which he isolated from apple juice. This intermediate of the Krebs and glyoxylate cycles was first discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele and later named by Antoine Lavoisier after the Latin word for apple, malum.