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| birth_place = Rufina, Italy | |||
| death_date = 1999 | |||
| death_place = Vicchio, Italy | |||
| residence = Florence, Italy | | residence = Florence, Italy | ||
| nationality = Italian | | nationality = Italian | ||
| fields = Biochemistry | |||
| known_for = Potassium ascorbate formulation ("Pantellini method") | |||
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'''Gianfrancesco Valsé Pantellini''' (1917–1999), often cited as '''Vals Pantellini''', was an Italian biochemist from Florence. He is best known for having formulated a preparation of [[potassium ascorbate]] that his followers refer to as the "Pantellini method". | |||
==Biography== | |||
Valsé Pantellini was born in 1917 in Rufina, a town in the province of Florence, Italy. He worked as a biochemist in the Florence area and died in 1999 in Vicchio. | |||
==Work== | |||
Valsé Pantellini is credited with developing a formulation of potassium ascorbate in which the compound is prepared from two separate components—potassium bicarbonate and L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C)—combined at the time of use. This preparation, marketed and popularized after his death under the name of the "Pantellini method", has been promoted by his supporters as a dietary supplement and complementary approach. The formulation and the claims associated with it remain outside mainstream medical acceptance. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.ascork.org/come-e-nato/ "Come è nato l'ascorbato di potassio" — history of the potassium ascorbate formulation] | |||
[[Category:Scientist|Pantellini Gianfrancesco]] | [[Category:Scientist|Pantellini Gianfrancesco]] | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 17 July 2026
Vals Pantellini | |
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| Born | 1917 Rufina, Italy |
| Died | 1999 Vicchio, Italy |
| Residence | Florence, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Potassium ascorbate formulation ("Pantellini method") |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
Gianfrancesco Valsé Pantellini (1917–1999), often cited as Vals Pantellini, was an Italian biochemist from Florence. He is best known for having formulated a preparation of potassium ascorbate that his followers refer to as the "Pantellini method".
Biography
Valsé Pantellini was born in 1917 in Rufina, a town in the province of Florence, Italy. He worked as a biochemist in the Florence area and died in 1999 in Vicchio.
Work
Valsé Pantellini is credited with developing a formulation of potassium ascorbate in which the compound is prepared from two separate components—potassium bicarbonate and L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C)—combined at the time of use. This preparation, marketed and popularized after his death under the name of the "Pantellini method", has been promoted by his supporters as a dietary supplement and complementary approach. The formulation and the claims associated with it remain outside mainstream medical acceptance.