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Acetylation of Agar

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IN view of the recent publication by N. W. Pirie1 on the acetolysis of agar, it seems advisable to communicate preliminary results from this laboratory, where an investigation on the structure of agar has been proceeding.

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  1. Pirie, Biochem. J., 30, 369 (1936).

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  1. Chemistry Department, The University, Edinburgh,

    E. G. V. PERCIVAL & W. S. SIM

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PERCIVAL, E., SIM, W. Acetylation of Agar. Nature 137, 997–998 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137997b0

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