E.V. Roberts

B.Sc., London, B.Sc., Ph.D. Edin.

Senior Lecturer (Organic),



Research Interests:
1. Carbohydrate Chemistry - The synthesis of branched-chain sugars and their derivatives. Naturally occurring polysaccharides - structure and modifications.

2. The detection and monitoring of pesticides in terrestrial and aquatic environments.

3. Natural Products Chemistry -Biologically active compounds from Jamaican plants, with special reference to the Cucurbitaceae.

4. Flavour components of coffee and cocoa.

Selected Publications:
-L.B. Johnson, P.B. Reese, E.V. Roberts, L.K.P. Lam and J.C. Vederas, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans I, 2111, 1989.
-N.C. Singh, T.P. Dasgupta, E.V. Roberts and A. Mansingh, J. Agric. and Food Chem., 39, 575, 1991.
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