a National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, 1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
b Osaka National Research Institute, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan
Abstract:
Lipophilic alkaline earth metal complexes, prepared from the corresponding metal hydroxides and phosphoric acid diesters, are quite effective for the transport of some monosaccharides, especially ribose, across a chloroform liquid membrane under neutral conditions.