Studies on gossypol. III. Oxidation of gossypol
โ Scribed by E.P. Clark
- Book ID
- 104127154
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1928
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 23 KB
- Volume
- 206
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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โฆ Synopsis
UPON oxidation of gossypol with alkaline permanganate, formic, acetic, and isobutyric acids were identified as reaction products. The quantity of each acid formed was determined. The quantity of isobutyric acid obtained was equal to 92.I per cent. of the quantity required by theory it if is assumed that I tool of gossypol yielded I tool of acid. Under the conditions of the experiment the presence of isobutyric acid as a decomposition product of gossypol indicates the probable presence in the gossypol molecule of a side chain consisting of at least the isobutyl group.
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