ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Treatment of either of the stable anhydrous crystalline forms of or-lactose with potassium methoxide in methanol at reflux does not result in the formation of β-lactose, whereas the latter is formed from α-lactose monohydrate or hygroscopic anhydrous α-lactose under these conditions. We find that when β-lactose is added to a reaction mixture containing either form of stable anhydrous α-lactose, conversion of α-lactose to β-lactose proceeds readily. Further, we show that this conversion may be a solid-solid transformation rather than dissolution of α-lactose followed by crystallization as β-lactose.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1980.tb03872.x