Chemical and Enzymatic Approaches to Carbohydrate-Derived Spiroketals: Di-D-Fructose Dianhydrides (DFAs)

Di-D-fructose dianhydrides (DFAs) comprise a unique family of stereoisomeric spiro-tricyclic disaccharides formed upon thermal and/or acidic activation of sucroseand/ or D-fructose-rich materials. The recent discovery of the presence of DFAs in food products and their remarkable nutritional features...

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Main Authors: José M. García Fernández, Carmen Ortiz Mellet, Juan M. Benito, M. Isabel García-Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-08-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/13/8/1640/