The detection and quantification of apiose by capillary gas chromatography of its alditol acetates

…, M Sadek, RTC Brownlee, AB Blakeney, J Webster…

Index: Harris, Philip J.; Sadek, Maruse; Brownlee, Robert T. C.; Blakeney, Anthony B.; Webster, Judith; Stone, Bruce A. Carbohydrate Research, 1992 , vol. 227, p. 365 - 370

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Abstract

Problems have been encountered in the analysis of apiose as its alditol acetate derivatives. For example, when pyridine was used as the acetylation catalyst6, the alditol gave two peaks by g. 1. c.'. Similar results were obtained when sodium acetate was used as the catalyst*, and underacetylation was suggested*. We have reported'the application to apiose of the method of Blakeney et al.“, which uses reduction with sodium borohydride in methyl ...