J. Lehrfeld
Jan 15, 1985
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Carbohydrate Research
Abstract
A g.l.c. method for the determination of ribonic, xylonic, mannonic, gluconic, and galactonic acids has been developed. The method utilizes the propensity of aldonic acids to form lactones. The lactones are treated with 1-alkylamines, converted into N-(1-alkyl)aldonamides, and acetylated. The peracetylated N-(1-alkyl)aldonamides are thermally stable and readily separable by g.l.c. in 13 min on a cyanosilicone column.