I am thinking about the relationship between reducing power and ability of Schiff base formation of reducing sugars. Does anyone know the relationships?
I do not know the exact relationship but I have a (old !) paper in my collection explaining the relative reducing power of sugars (see the follow link http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/jres/24/jresv24n3p241_A1b.pdf )
and I suppose that better the reducing power, better the reactivity for producing a Schiff base.
Thank you for your kind and quick response, Yannis. This is a very paper that I have been seeking for. Based on this original paper, I will try to investigate the relationship.