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IT has been found possible to methylate agar by direct treatment of the polysaccharide with methyl sulphate and sodium hydroxide solution. The product had OMe, 33.0 per cent, [α]16°D–93.1° in chloroform and it contained no sulphur.
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HANDS, S., PEAT, S. Isolation of an Anhydro l-Galactose Derivative from Agar. Nature 142, 797 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142797c0
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