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Hexoses
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The objective of this article is to illustrate and visualize the structures and concepts related to the structures of glucose (aldohexose<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldohexose Aldohexose]</ref>) and fructose (ketohexose<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketohexose Ketohexose]</ref>). | The objective of this article is to illustrate and visualize the structures and concepts related to the structures of glucose (aldohexose<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldohexose Aldohexose]</ref>) and fructose (ketohexose<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketohexose Ketohexose]</ref>). | ||
<Structure load='Insert PDB code or filename here' size='500' frame='true' align='right' caption='Insert caption here' scene='Insert optional scene name here' /> | <Structure load='Insert PDB code or filename here' size='500' frame='true' align='right' caption='Insert caption here' scene='Insert optional scene name here' /> | ||
| - | The figure to the left contains glucose drawn as a Fischer projection structure. | + | The figure to the left contains glucose drawn as a Fischer projection structure. The most oxidized group, in this case the aldehyde group, is is drawn at the top, all horizontal bonds project to the front of the plane of the screen and all vertical bonds are assumed to project behind the plane of the screen. A structure meeting these characteristics is seen in the scene to the right. |
[[Image:D-glucose (fischer).png|thumb|left|Figure: Fischer Projection Structure of D-Glucose.]] | [[Image:D-glucose (fischer).png|thumb|left|Figure: Fischer Projection Structure of D-Glucose.]] | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 17 October 2011
The objective of this article is to illustrate and visualize the structures and concepts related to the structures of glucose (aldohexose[1]) and fructose (ketohexose[2]).
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The figure to the left contains glucose drawn as a Fischer projection structure. The most oxidized group, in this case the aldehyde group, is is drawn at the top, all horizontal bonds project to the front of the plane of the screen and all vertical bonds are assumed to project behind the plane of the screen. A structure meeting these characteristics is seen in the scene to the right.
