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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