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The manometric study of biological oxidations by the “direct method” of Warburg, when carried out in the presence of cyanide, involves the use of KOH-KCN mixtures (Krebs (4)) for the absorption of carbon dioxide. The following study describes the rate of distillation of HCN from the experimental solution under various conditions, and suggests a remedy for the difficulties occasionally encountered (Machlis (2)) with the above mixtures.
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