A and ß Glucose

Question 1

What are the two types of glucose?

Answer 1

Alpha and Beta

Question 2

What type of monosacchrides are alpha and beta glucose?

Answer 2

Hexose sugars

Question 3

What is the most common carbohydrate?

Answer 3

Alpha glucose

Question 4

Suagr in the blood is in what form?

Answer 4

Alpha glucose

Question 5

What is on carbon 1 alpha glucose?

Answer 5

up = H
down = OH

Question 6

What is the structure of hydrogen in alpha glucose from C1 to C4?

Answer 6

Up Up Down Up

Question 7

What is the formula for alpha and beta glucose?

Answer 7

C6H12O6

Question 8

What are Alpha and Beta glucose?

Answer 8

Structural isomers

Question 9

Alpha and Beta glucose form a 6 membered ring structure. What is this ring called?

Answer 9

Pyranose

Question 10

What possible structures can glucose have?

Answer 10

Chain or Ring

Question 11

Why is glucose mainly in ring structure?

Answer 11

Ring is more stable than straight chain

Question 12

What is difference in structure between alpha and beta glucose?

Answer 12

H and OH flipped on C1

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