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Description: | CAFFEINE CITRATE BDH (written on a label attached to the test tube) ISSU British Drug Houses Ltd. circa 1950 This is a glass test tube containing caffeine citrate a water soluble compound formed from the reaction of citric acid and caffeine (1:3:7-trimethylxanthine. Xanthine is one of the base pairs that make up DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). The sample is in the form of a white effervescent powder and the test tube is about one tenth full. N.B. caffeine citrate is a component of the flavourings that are included in Coca Cola and other soft drinks. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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