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Dr. Brad L. Reuhs

Associate Professor

Affiliations

Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research

Research

Polysaccharide structures. Plant cell wall analysis. Bacterial cell wall analysis. Extraction and purification of acidic polysaccharides from cell walls of plants and bacteria. Pectin analysis. Capsule, gum, and lipopolysaccharide analysis. Application of HPLC, GC-MS, and NMR in structural studies of carbohydrates and polysaccharides. Role of polysaccharides in bacteria-legume symbiosis. Detection of bacteria in plant roots.

Contact Dr. Reuhs

e-mail: breuhs@purdue.edu

Address:
Department of Food Science
745 Agriculture Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2009

Phone: (765) 496-2497