Origin

Japanese: Orizanin
Origin

… Among these, Umetaro Suzuki was the first to conduct detailed chemical experiments. In 1910, he succeeded in isolating an active ingredient from rice bran, and in 1912 named it Orizanin after the scientific name of rice, Oryza sativa . Meanwhile, in 1911, Casimir Funk (1884-1967) of Poland announced that he had discovered a substance from rice bran that was effective against avian rice disease at the Lister Laboratory in London, and named it Vitamin, after the amine necessary for life. …

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Japanese:

… こうしたなかで,はじめて詳しい化学実験をしたのは鈴木梅太郎であった。1910年,彼は米ぬかから有効成分の単離に成功し,12年これにイネの学名Oryza sativaにちなんでオリザニンOrizaninと名づけた。一方,11年,ポーランドのフンクCasimir Funk(1884‐1967)もロンドンのリスター研究所で米ぬかから鳥類白米病に有効な物質を発見したと発表し,これに生命vitaに必要なアミンamineという意味からビタミンvitamineと名づけた。…

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