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IN the course of work on the constitution of certain wood starches and other polysaccharides containing uronic acid residues, we have found it necessary to investigate more closely the accuracy of the analytical methods used in the estimation of the uronic acid content. The usual procedure consists in heating the substance with aqueous hydrochloric acid and measuring the amount of carbon dioxide liberated.
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CAMPBELL, W., HIRST, E. & YOUNG, G. Estimation of Uronic Anhydride Residues in Polysaccharides. Nature 142, 912–913 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142912b0
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