Acetylation and CrO(3) oxidation in acetic acid (Angyal and James, Aust. J. Chem. 23: 1209-1221, 1970) was applied to 18 different glyceroglycolipids and glycosphingolipids of known structure. The lipids studied contained from one to five pyranosic monosaccharide units including alpha- and beta-linked glucose, galactose, mannose, and N-acetylgalactosamine and beta-linked N-acetylglucosamine. Mo...