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. 2016 Aug 31;9:186. doi: 10.1186/s13068-016-0594-y

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Structural classification of reducing agents into five groups. Group I, monophenols. Group II, ortho-, meta- or para-isomers of compounds bearing a benzenediol moiety. Group III, reducing agents with a 1,2,3-benzenetriol moiety. Group IV, sulfur-containing compounds. Group V, compounds with neither a phenolic ring nor a sulfur atom