Carbohydrate transformations hydrophilic

To conclude this short survey, it appears that microporous and mesoporous materials performant catalysts may be suitable for food and nonfood transformation of carbohydrates. Their acidic or basic, as well as their hydrophilic or hydrophobic, properties can be easily modified to take into account the different parameters required for a given reaction. Significant gains in activity and product selectivity are often obtained in the reactions reported except in the oxidation of glucose. 

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