Colorimetric Assay of Alditols in Complex Biological Samples

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 157-160

  Sánchez, Juan ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alditol determination; Hantzsch reaction; Mannitol; Olive

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012609432     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970619t     Document Type: Article

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