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Structure, properties and occurrence of the oligosaccharides

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Aufbau · Speicherung · Mobilisierung und Umbildung der Kohlenhydrate / Formation · Storage · Mobilization and Transformation of Carbohydrates

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The properties and reactions of the oligosaccharides are best understood by considering them as substituted monosaccharides. It has been noted that the potential carbonyl group of a monosaccharide can react with alcohol functions to form anhydro sugars (glycosans), true acetals, or glycosides, depending on whether the acetal formation is intramolecular, intermolecular, or both (p. 21). The normal glycosides, with an alkyl or aryl aglycon, may be designated as heterosides. When the glycosidic radical is also a monosaccharide, the product would be a disaccharide or holoside.

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Shafizadeh, F., Wolfrom, M.L. (1958). Structure, properties and occurrence of the oligosaccharides. In: Åberg, B., et al. Aufbau · Speicherung · Mobilisierung und Umbildung der Kohlenhydrate / Formation · Storage · Mobilization and Transformation of Carbohydrates. Handbuch der Pflanzenphysiologie / Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-94731-5_4

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