A Practical Guide to the Methylation Analysis of Carbohydrates

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Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, University of Stockholm, S-104 05 Stockholm (Sweden)



Chem. Commun. 1976 No 8 (October 15)

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE METHYLATION ANALYSIS OF CARBOHYDRATES

BY

PER-ERIK JANSSON, LENNART KENNE, HELENA LIEDGREN, BENGT LINDBERG AND JÖRGEN LÖNNGREN

STOCKHOLM 1976
Hard copies of the original document are available from
Prof. Widmalm
Dept. of Organic Chemistry
Arrhenius Laboratory
Stockholm University
SE-106 91 Stockholm
Sweden.

Abstract

The use of methylation analysis in the structural elucidation of polysaccharides and glycoconjugates is discussed. Practical aspects of the permethylation reaction and the transformation into alditol acetates of the monomeric sugars obtained on acid hydrolysis is considered. Gas liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry of partially methylated alditol acetates are emphasised and a number of reference values for the former and reference spectra for the latter are given.

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