Biological Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
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Chapter 5, Problem 14PIAT
High-fructose corn syrup is produced by converting starch from com into a mixture of glucose and fructose monosaccharides. What two events must occur in this process in order to turn starch into these simple sugars?
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