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Carbs
Carbohydrate structures
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02/21/2026
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Monosaccharides
 Definition
Made of one molecule
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Oligosaccharides
 Definition
Made of a few molecules
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Polysaccharides
 Definition
Made of many saccharide molecules
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General Equation
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(CH2O)n
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D-Ribose
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D-Deoxyribose
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D-Glucose
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D-Fructose
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D-Galactose
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D-Mannose
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D-stereoisomers are determined by
 Definition
The asymmetric carbon atom furthest from the aldehyde or ketone
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Stereoisomers
 Definition
Atoms connected in the same order but different spatial arrangement
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Anomers are
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Isomers that differ at a new asymmetric carbon atom formed on a ring structure
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Pyran
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Furan
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α-D-Fructofuranose
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β-D-Fructofuranose
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β-D-Fructopyranose
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α-D-Fructopyranose
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Pyranose rings can adopt these conformations
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Boat and chair
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Furanose rings adopt this conformation
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Envelope
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What conformation is this?

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