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Optical Activity of Stercobilin and d-Urobilin

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GRAY, C., JONES, P., KLYNE, W. et al. Optical Activity of Stercobilin and d-Urobilin. Nature 184, 41–42 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184041a0

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