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TABLE IX {Continued)
No.
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Alcohol
CH 2 OH
HOCH
HOCH
HOCH
HCOH
HCOH
CH 2 OH
O-manno-O-taloHeptitol
(D-Volemitol,
a-Sedoheptitol)
CH 2 OH
HOCH
HCOH
HOCH
HCOH
HCOH
CH 2 OH
O-gluco-O-ido-Heptitol
(D-jS-Glucoheptitol)
Product
(A)
CH 2 OH
CO ?
HOCH
HOCH
HCOH
HCOH
CH 2 OH
Ό-ηιαηηο-Ό-tagatoHeptose
(D-Mannoheptulose)
(B)
CH 2 OH
CO
HOCH
HCOH
HCOH
HCOH
CH 2 OH
O-altro-O-fructoHeptose
(ü-Altroheptulose)
CH 2 OH
CO
HOCH
HCOH
HOCH
HCOH
CH 2 OH
O-ido-L-sorbo-Heptose
(predicted)
Representative species
and References
A. suboxydans
(350)
A. xylinum
(806)
A. xylinum
{325)
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CH 2 OH
HOCH
HCOH
HOCH
HOCH
HCOH
CH 2 OH
O-gala-L-gluco-Heptitol
(D-ß-Galahepti toi)
Not oxidized
A. suboxydans
(308)