Richard O. Marshall is best known for being the first person to create
High Fructose Corn Syrup along with his partner
Earl R. Kooi in 1957. They first discovered how to use the
glucose isomerase
In enzymology, a xylose isomerase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of
D-xylose and D-xylulose. This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those intramolecular oxidoreductases interconverting aldoses and ke ...
enzyme to convert
glucose to
fructose
Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a Ketose, ketonic monosaccharide, simple sugar found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose. It is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and galacto ...
while working at the
Corn Products Company. They patented the process in 1960.
Reprieve for High-Fructose Corn Syrup
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See also
* High-maltose corn syrup
* High fructose corn syrup and health
Further reading
References
External links
Sugar, The Bitter Truth
article in ''FDA Consumer'' published in 1991
Year of birth missing
Possibly living people
20th-century American inventors
American patent holders
Corn-based sweeteners
Sugar substitutes
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