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Bio Molecules
Agitha R. Menon
PGT
AECS, Indore
Carbohydrates
• generally produced by plants
CH3COOH fits
H O
C CH2OH
H C OH C O
HO C H HO C H
H C OH H C OH
H C OH H C OH
CH2OH CH2OH
D-glucose D-fructose 10
D vs L Designation
CHO CHO
D & L designations
are based on the H C OH HO C H
configuration CH2OH CH2OH
about the single
asymmetric C in D-glyceraldehyde L-glyceraldehyde
glyceraldehyde.
CHO CHO
The lower H C OH HO C H
representations are
Fischer CH2OH CH2OH
Projections. D-glyceraldehyde L-glyceraldehyde
11
Sugar Nomenclature
cyclize as the H
2
C OH
ketone or HO C H
aldehyde reacts 3 D-glucose
with a distal OH. H C OH (linear form)
4
H C OH
5
Glucose forms an CH2OH
intra-molecular 6
hemiacetal, as the 6 CH2OH 6 CH2OH
C1 aldehyde & 5 5 O
C5 OH react, to H O H H OH
form a 6-member 4
H
OH H 1 4
H
OH H 1
pyranose ring, H
OH
named after OH
3 2
OH
3 2
pyran. H OH H OH
-D-glucose -D-glucose
2C O
HO C H
1 CH2OH
3 HOH2C 6 O
H C OH
4 5 H HO 2
H C OH H 4 3 OH
5
OH H
6
CH2OH