Google Doodle pays tribute to vitamin C discoverer

Search giant Google paid tribute Friday to Hungarian physiologist Albert von Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt, the discoverer of vitamin C, with a Google Doodle featuring fruits rich in vitamin C. The Google Doodle marked the 118th birth anniversary of Szent-Györgyi with an image of fruits such as oranges, strawberries and pineapples. Clicking on the doodle will take the user to a list of Google search results for Albert von Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt. Szent-Györgyi was born Sept. 16, 1893. He is remembered for discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle. He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II and entered Hungarian politics after the war. In 1937, Szent-Györgyi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his "discoveries in connection with the biological combustion process with special reference to vitamin C and the catalysis of fumaric acid." The website Popherald.com noted oranges contain 45 mg (54%) of Vitamin C per 100g of serving, Pineapple contains 36.2 mg (44%) per 100g, and lemon leads among the three with 53.0 mg (64%) of Vitamin C per 100g serving. It added strawberry is also featured because the fruit is also a good source of vitamin C with 82mg per 144g serving. — RSJ, GMA News