The Sugars and Their Simple Derivatives (Classic Reprint)

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The carbohydrates are among the most important of all chemical compounds, from several points of View. They form the main portion of the diet of most animals. They are the raw material for many industries. Yet comparatively little is known concerning the more complicated carbohydrates, though much study has been devoted to them. On the other hand, the simple carbohydrates, the sugars, have been investigated to such effect that the chemical configuration of the majority of them has been elucidated.

The following pages are based on a course of lectures first given at Birkbeck College, London, in 1903, and subsequently at the University of Edinburgh. In addition to students of pure ch'emistry, others interested in medicine, brewing and distilling, sugar manufacture, etc., attended these lectures. On this account more attention has been devoted to such subjects as metabolism, fermentation and the manufacture of sugars than would have been the case otherwise. It is hoped that the book may serve as a companion to works on physiological chemistry and to technological works on brewing, distilling, sugar manufacture and sugar analysis.

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