Zatta P
Experientia. 1976 Jun 15;32(6):693-4. doi: 10.1007/BF01919836.
Mono- and oligosaccharide derivatives of dolichol phosphate can be hydrolyzed by heavy metal, preferably Zn++ at 100 degrees C or 65 degrees C. The reactions follow first order kinetics. The reaction proceeds through hydrolysis of the sugar phosphate bond.