Background
Stephen, Alistair Matthew was born on February 23, 1922 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of George Wallace Stephen.
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This work discusses the sources, identification, analysis, biosynthesis and practical applications of all polysaccharides important to the food industry, focusing on the complex interrelationships between the chemical structure and physical behavior of food polysaccharides. It covers individual polysaccharides in order of increasing molecular complexity.
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Stephen, Alistair Matthew was born on February 23, 1922 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of George Wallace Stephen.
Bachelor of Science, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1940. Master of Science, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, England, 1949.
Research officer, Leather Industries Research Institute, Grahamstown, South Africa, 1942-1946; research officer, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa, 1949-1951; lecturer, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1951-1957; senior lecturer, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1957-1962; Mally professor of organic chemistry, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1962-1987; emeritus professor, U. Cape Town, South Africa, since 1988. Director Carbohydrate Chemistry Unit, U. Cape Town, 1967-1983.
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Member Royal Society Chemistry, South African Chemical Institute, The South African Association for Food Science and Technology.
Married Helen Mary Matthews, December 27, 1950. Children: Janet Ruth, Judith Helen, Elizabeth Wallace, David Alistair.