Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry 17

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CONTENTS CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 17 v PREFACE vii HERMANN OTTO LAURENZ FISCHER 1 Higher-carbon Sugars J. M. WEBBER I. Introduction 15 II. Nomenclature 16 III. Synthesis of Higher Sugars 18 IV. Synthetic Higher Sugars 34 V. Detection and Determination of Higher-carbon Sugars 39 VI. Naturally Occurring Higher-carbon Sugars 43 VII. Structural Determination of Sedoheptuloses and Sedoheptulosans 50 VIII. Properties of the Higher-carbon Sugars 57 The Sugars of the Cardiac Glycosides T. REICHSTEIN AND EKKEHARD WEISS I. Introduction 65 II. The Monosaccharide Components 71 III. The Oligosaccharides 104 IV. Synthesis 114 V. Comparison with Other Natural Glycosides 119 Oligosaccharides R. W. BAILEY AND J. B. PRIDHAM I. Introduction 121 II. Determination of Oligosaccharide Structure 122 III. Tables of Oligosaccharides 148 ix Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Carbohydrates, Employing Platinum Catalysts K. HEYNS AND H. PAULSEN I. Introduction 169 II. The Mechanism of Catalytic Oxidation 171 III. Reaction Conditions for Catalytic Oxidations 173 IV. The Oxidation of Primary Hydroxyl Groups 181 V. The Oxidation of Secondary Hydroxyl Groups 201 Dicarbonyl Carbohydrates OLOF THEANDER I. Introduction 223 II. Nomenclature 224 III. Dialdehyde Compounds 225 IV. Osuloses Having Unsubstituted Carbonyl Groups 251 V. Osuloses Having Substituted Aldehyde Groups 264 VI. Diuloses 289 VII. Oxidized Polysaccharides 293 VIII. Tables of Dicarbonyl Carbohydrates and Derivatives 294 Purine Nucleosides JOHN A. MONTGOMERY AND H. JEANETTE THOMAS I. Introduction 301 II. The Structure of Purine Nucleosides Derived from Nucleic Acids 302 III. Other Naturally Occurring Purine Nucleosides 306 IV. Synthesis of Purine Nucleosides 313 V. Table of Preparation and Properties of Purine Nucleosides 341 Enzymic Synthesis and Degradation of Starch and Glycogen D. J. MANNERS I. Introduction 371 II. Enzymic Synthesis of Starch-type Polysaccharides 378 III. Enzymic Synthesis of Glycogen 397 IV. Enzymes Catalyzing the Degradation of Starch and Glycogen 407 V. Summary and Conclusions 429 AUTHOR INDEX FOR VOLUME 17 431 SUBJECT INDEX FOR VOLUME 17 462 CUMULATIVE AUTHOR INDEX FOR VOLUMES 1-17 490 CUMULATIVE SUBJECT INDEX FOR VOLUMES 1-17 496 ERRATA AND ADDENDA 504