More than 40 chromatographic peaks representing carbohydrates have been separated from human urine by a carbohydrate analyzer that makes use of anion-exchange chromatography. Ten of these separated carbohydrates have been identified by gas chromatography of their trimethylsilyl derivatives, which were formed by reaction with N-trimethylsilylimidazole. The borate buffer from the anion-exchange s...

The utilization of various carbohydrates by species of streptomyces has been suggested by Pridham and Gottlieb (1948), Kurosawa (1951), and Benedict et al. (1955) as an aid in differentiation of species. While the latter investigators have reported that streptomycin-producing strains of Streptomyces griseus will grow on synthetic agar media containing as sole carbon source mannitol, xylose, fru...

OBJECTIVE To describe the most representative food items regarding the total intake of energy, carbohydrates, proteins and lipids in children with ages between 7 and 10 years. METHODS A list was prepared with all food intake and quantities, and the diet composition in relation to energy and macronutrients was calculated. The list was based on information provided by a 3-day-Food Diary complet...