An improved colorimetric assay for polyo
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Song Hae Bok; Arnold L. Demain
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Article
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1977
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A new assay for polyols was developed that minimizes interference by sugars. It is based on oxidation of alditols to formaldehyde by acidic periodate, reduction of the excess periodate with L-rhamnose. and a short-time determination of the formaldehyde with the Nash reagent. When glycerol was added