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THE movement of sugars in an electric field has already been used in certain analytical and preparative methods. This movement is based on the principle that borate ions form complexes with hydroxyl groups in sugars, so that these will move towards the anode in a borate buffer.
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KELLEN, J. Electrophoresis of Glucose Epimers. Nature 179, 1131–1132 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1791131b0
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