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It should be noted that working through the theory of the formation of uric
acid, I. Gorbachevskyi developed a method for isolation of nucleic acids from body
tissues. The value of the writings of Gorbachevskyi on the conversion of nucleic
acids to end products can be assessed from the point of view of regulation of
synthesis and breakdown of nucleic acids, intensively studied nowadays and
deepens our understanding of the essence of life at the molecular level. Labors of
Professor Gorbachevskyi on studying of the formation of uric acid in the body give
the key for understanding the pathogenesis of gout and its treatment.
Also thoroughly covered activity of I. Gorbachevskyi towards solving the
problems of sanitation in Austria-Hungary, the problems of health enhancement and
nutrition of Ukrainian people in the Galicia.
Researches by Ivan Gorbachevskyi drew the attention of the chemists of that
time on the important problem of studying of vitamins, their chemical composition,
structure, and characteristics, which stimulated the study of these compounds in
European universities and the Ukrainian free University in Prague.
Ivan Gorbachevskyi, being on a post of the Chairman of the Supreme sanitary
council, introduced a number of measures for improvement of the working
population, in particular: 1) introduction of main ventilation in enterprises, which
work with solvents; 2) reduction of working time for employees working with
hazardous substances; 3) development of other denaturating additives (denaturation
of alcohol by other compounds, such as sulphuric ether, turpentine oil, anhydrous
castor oil, etc.). The choice of these substances meets the requirements of specific
industries; 4) the replacement for workers of paint industry alcohol denatured by
methanol alcohol with the denatured by 5% turpentine oil; 5)prohibition of
methanol for canning in the food industry.
As a consequence, methanol was removed from the list of denaturing
substances and prohibited for use in the food industry, in particular for the
production of alcoholic beverages.