Abstract
Summary
Germination of seeds is accompanied by increases in the content of most B vitamins. The increases are greatest for nicotinic acid, followed by pyridoxin, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, inositol and biotin in approximately the order named. Thiamin is a borderline case. Folic acid is seen to decrease substantially in peas and in one sample of lima beans.
Contents of B vitamins in growing corn and beans are found to reach a peak at a relatively early stage of development, after which the amounts present decrease steadily as the seeds mature.
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