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'''Edwin Haslam''' (born 1932) is a physical organic chemist and an author of books on [[polyphenol]]s. He is an alumni of [[Sir John Deane's College]] in Northwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom.
'''Edwin Haslam''' (born 1932) is a physical organic chemist and an author of books on [[polyphenol]]s. He is an alumni of [[Sir John Deane's College]] in Northwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom.


Haslam proposed a first comprehensive definition of plant polyphenols based on the earlier proposals of [[Edgar Charles Bate-Smith|Bate-Smith]], [[Tony Swain (chemist)|Swain]] and [[White]], which includes specific structural characteristics common to all phenolics having a tanning property. It is refered to as the White–Bate-Smith–Swain–Haslam (WBSSH) definition.<ref>[http://www.groupepolyphenols.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=59&b528026c36a38313c3bc0e90a25fbe0c=7012a845601d61b99d4b8fbc24b709de Why bother with Polyphenols, by Stéphane Quideau, on Groupe Polyphenols website]</ref>
Haslam proposed a first comprehensive definition of plant polyphenols based on the earlier proposals of [[Edgar Charles Bate-Smith|Bate-Smith]], [[Tony Swain (chemist)|Swain]] and [[White]], which includes specific structural characteristics common to all phenolics having a tanning property. It is referred to as the White–Bate-Smith–Swain–Haslam (WBSSH) definition.<ref>[http://www.groupepolyphenols.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=59&b528026c36a38313c3bc0e90a25fbe0c=7012a845601d61b99d4b8fbc24b709de Why bother with Polyphenols, by Stéphane Quideau, on Groupe Polyphenols website]</ref>


==Works==
==Works==

Revision as of 17:56, 18 December 2010

Edwin Haslam (born 1932) is a physical organic chemist and an author of books on polyphenols. He is an alumni of Sir John Deane's College in Northwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

Haslam proposed a first comprehensive definition of plant polyphenols based on the earlier proposals of Bate-Smith, Swain and White, which includes specific structural characteristics common to all phenolics having a tanning property. It is referred to as the White–Bate-Smith–Swain–Haslam (WBSSH) definition.[1]

Works

  • Chemistry of vegetable tannins, 1 edition - first published in 1966
  • The shikimate pathway, 2 editions - first published in 1974
  • Metabolites and metabolism, 1 edition - first published in 1985
  • Plant polyphenols: vegetable tannins revisited, 1 edition - first published in 1989 Template:ISBN-10
  • Shikimic acid, 1 edition - first published in 1993
  • Practical Polyphenolics, 2 editions - first published in 1998

References