Investigations on the formose reaction with partial formaldehyde conversion: A chance for the production of synthetic carbohydrates

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 338-354

  Iqbal, Zafar ^a   Novalin, Senad ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Formose reaction; Monosaccharide; Partial conversion; Selectivity; Space mission; Synthetic carbohydrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859811300     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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