Monosaccharides

Esther Ang English 1 page

Content of the notes (1)

Know and recognize aldose/ketose, hexose/pentose, pyranose/furanose, α/β.

Know that D/L-enantiomers are mirror images.

Know and recognize the anomeric carbon in a saccharide.

Understand what a reducing sugar is.

Recognize the structure of a reducing sugar.

Know importance of a reducing sugar for reaction.

Know what mutarotation is and the effect it has on the optic rotation

Recognize the general structure of a monosaccharide.

Recognize the difference between the structures of the different monosaccharides.

Know and recognize the general structure of uronic acid.

Understand the effect of pH on the charge of uronic acid