ABSTRACT

Reductive Cleavage, and Peroxidation ..................................................108 3.2.1 Methylation Analysis....................................................................108

3.2.1.1 Methylation Reaction .....................................................109 3.2.1.2 GC-MS Analysis of Partially Methylated Alditol

Acetates (PMAA) ............................................................ 112 3.2.2 Reductive Cleavage Analysis ...................................................... 115 3.2.3 Peroxidation ................................................................................... 118

3.3 Specific Degradation of Polysaccharides ...............................................121 3.3.1 Partial Degradation by Acid Hydrolysis...................................121