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. 2019 Apr 6;56(5):2417–2425. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03708-7

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

Proposed mechanism for catalytic dehydration of fructose and glucose to 5-HMF and its degradation products

(Adapted from Li and Yang 2014; Capuano and Fogliano 2011; Perez Locas and Yaylayan 2008). Solid arrows indicate formation pathway of 5-HMF and broken arrows indicate its degradation