Carbohydrate Classification Flashcards
1
Q
3 carbon sugars are called
A
Triose
2
Q
Sugars with aldehydes are called
A
Aldoses
3
Q
Sugars with ketones are called
A
Ketoses
4
Q
D-sugar has the last alcohol group on the right or left?
A
Right
5
Q
L-sugar has the last alcohol group on the right or left?
A
Left
6
Q
Which sugars are Enantiomers ?
A
All D- and L- of the same sugars
7
Q
Diastereomers
A
Nonsuperimposable configurations of molecules with similar connectivity
Differ at at least one but not all chiral carbons
Include epimers and anomers
8
Q
Epimers
A
Subtype of diastereomers that differ at exactly one chiral carbon center
9
Q
Anomers
A
Subtype of epimers that differ at the anomers can carbon
10
Q
3 common names of sugars
A
Glucose
Fructose
Galactose
