| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1386852 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Contributions of Professor Roy L. Whistler (1912–2010) to the carbohydrate polymer field include the following: determination of structures of guaran, annual plant hemicelluloses, and other polysaccharides; fragmentation analysis to accomplish the structural determinations; electron microscopy of starch granules; identification of the products of oxidation of starch; preparation of new derivatives of starch and amylose; alkaline degradation of polysaccharides; preparation of synthetic carbohydrate polymers; polysaccharide nomenclature; compilations of the literature on polysaccharides in the form of books, book chapters, and reviews.
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Authors
James N. BeMiller,