Transcript Learn more about non-cyclic and cyclic forms of glucose

Non-cyclic and cyclic
forms of glucose
There are three other ways of
representing the cyclic form
OH
O
O H
H
H
non-cyclic
form of
glucose
HO
H
OH
OH
H
HO
H
OH
H
H
OH
H
OH
OH
Haworth formula
OH
H
OH
cyclisation
O
HO
HO
H
H
H
OH
H
HO
cyclic form
of glucose
H
HO
H
OH
chair representation
H
OH
H
O
O
OH
HO
OH
H
HO
OH
CH2OH
OH
stereo projection
Usually the Haworth formula is used in A level courses
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