From Sugar to Splenda : A Personal and Scientific Journey of a Carbohydrate Chemist and Expert Witness / by Bert Fraser-Reid
データ種別 | 電子ブック |
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著者標目 | *Fraser-Reid, Bert author SpringerLink (Online service) |
出版情報 | 製作表示:Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer , 2012 |
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巻次 | ISBN:9783642227813 |
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大きさ | XX, 216 p : online resource |
一般注記 | Jamaica -- The Author in Jamaica -- Canada - very fortunately -- London - Hough, Khan and Pfadnis get together -- Sweetness -- "Luck" -- Prepping for the Trial - Identifying "Swords of Damocles" -- Preamble to the Trial -- Day One of the Trial -- Day Two of the Trial -- Day Three of the Trial -- Day Four of the Trial -- Day Five of the Trial -- Day Six of the Trial -- Days Seven and Eight of the Trial: My time on the Witness Stand -- Appendices More than just coincidence connects a Tate & Lyle lawsuit and artificial sweetener to Jamaican-born Chemist Bert Fraser-Reid. From his first experience of Chemistry through his diabetic father, to his determination and drive as a Chemistry student in Canada, Fraser-Reid weaves a remarkable tale integrating science, law and autobiographical anecdotes. This book arises from the lawsuit brought by Tate & Lyle against companies accused of infringing its patents for sucralose, the sweet ingredient in the artificial sweetener SPLENDA which is made by chlorinating sugar. From a 1958 undergraduate intern witnessing the pioneering experiments on sugar chlorination, to being the 1991 recipient of the world’s premiere prize for carbohydrate chemistry, Fraser-Reid was groomed for his role as expert witness in the mentioned lawsuit. Nevertheless, it seems more than his career links Fraser-Reid to the case HTTP:URL=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22781-3 |
件 名 | LCSH:Chemistry LCSH:Food -- Biotechnology 全ての件名で検索 LCSH:Carbohydrates LCSH:Diabetes LCSH:Popular works LCSH:Commercial law FREE:Chemistry FREE:Carbohydrate Chemistry FREE:Commercial Law FREE:Food Science FREE:Popular Science, general FREE:Diabetes |
分 類 | LCC:QD320-327 DC23:547.78 |
書誌ID | OB00007321 |
ISBN | 9783642227813 |