Mutarotation of sugars

The question of the detailed composition of sugar solutions in various solvents together with the chemistry of the mutarotation reaction has continued to attract attention through the years. In their classical review, Mutarotation of Sugars in Solution, completed in 1969, Isbell and Pig-man have cited references to more than 320 papers and books (5, 6). The appearance of this volume justifies Isbells faith that carbohydrate chemistry continues to have a significant impact on the development of new concepts permeating all branches of chemistry and biochemistry (7). ... 

Isbell, Horace S., and Pigman, Ward, Mutarotation of Sugars in Solution Part II, Catalytic Processes, Isotope Effects, Reaction Mechanisms, and Biochemical Aspects, 24, 13-65 Isbell, Horace S. See also, Pigman, Ward. 

Perlin, A. S., Action of Lead Tetraacetate on the Sugars, 14, 9-61 PERLIN, A. S., [Obituary of] Clifford Burrough Purves, 23, 1-10 Phillips, G. O., Photochemistry of Carbohydrates, 18, 9-59 PHILLIPS, G. O., Radiation Chemistry of Carbohydrates, 16, 13-58 Pigman, Ward, and Isbell, Horace S., Mutarotation of Sugars in Solution Part I. History, Basic Kinetics, and... 

Many reactions can be induced by the presence of hydrogen ions as a catalyst, among them the saponification of esters, and the inversion and mutarotation of sugar. The opposite effect of retardation has sometimes been observed Lapworth and Hann 4 noticed it in connexion with the establishment of equilibrium between ketonic and enolic substances and Kerp and Baur5 noted the same phenomenon in regard to the formation of primary sulphite derivatives of arabinose, dextrose, and other substances. 

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