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IT is well recognized that many oxidizing agents will convert hæmoglobin to methæmoglobin. Among these are the quinones1. Vitamin K3, however, could have an additional effect through its role in electron transport2, although it is difficult to envisage a complete electron chain since mature red cells possess no cytochromes.
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LOVELL, D., PRANKERD, T. Effect of Quinones on the Uptake of Oxygen by Red Cells. Nature 192, 561–562 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192561a0
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