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Article #1468Re: blue urine from food
From: Larry Lippman
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 1990 04:45
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 1990 04:45
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In article <2070@calmasd.Prime.COM>, msgctr@calmasd.Prime.COM (Message Center) writes:
> So bright, it looks like the soda Mountain Dew...
> Of course, it only looks like that after I've taken my vitamin
> packet... Quick too, take vitamins at 8:00 by 9:30 urine is
> already in the running for most flourescent...
Sounds like the effects of riboflavin (Vitamin B2) to me.
Riboflavin in its pure state is a bright yellow-orange substance,
and it fluoresces a brilliant yellow-green under UV illumination.
To be certain, darken the bathroom and hold a UV lamp over the
toilet. :-)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!kitty!larry From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) Newsgroups: sci.bio Subject: Re: blue urine from food Summary: Sounds like riboflavin to me... Keywords: YELLOW, Very Very yellow Message-ID: <4207@kitty.UUCP> Date: 29 Nov 90 04:45:27 GMT References: <1990Oct29.161332.27997@agate.berkeley.edu> <999@ai.cs.utexas.edu> <2070@calmasd.Prime.COM> Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY Lines: 17