Monosaccharides and Disaccharides

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Word List

Aldose

Ketose

Hemiacetals

Hemiketals

Enantiomers

Epimers

Anomers

Anomeric carbon

Furanose

Pyranose

Fischer projection Formula

Haworth perspective formula

Mutarotation

Aldonic acid

Ironic acid

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Conventions

Stereoisomers

2 groups: Dextro and Levo

Dextro (right)

Levo (left)

Configuration about chiral center MOST DISTANT from carbonyl carbon

Four- and Five- carbon ketoses

Inserting "ul" into name of corresponding aldose

D-ribulose = keopentose of aldopentose D-ribose

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