https://marspedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=File%3AGlucose_explanation.pngFile:Glucose explanation.png - Revision history2026-04-21T07:55:54ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.34.2https://marspedia.org/index.php?title=File:Glucose_explanation.png&diff=9000&oldid=prevChristiaanK: This image illustrates how the structure of cyclical monosaccharides can be distinguised.
Left: The length of this monosaccharide is 6 carbon atoms. The anomeric carbon is at the top, just below the oxygen.
Top right: It is rolled into a pyranose ring (5 2013-06-04T17:15:33Z<p>This image illustrates how the structure of cyclical monosaccharides can be distinguised. Left: The length of this monosaccharide is 6 carbon atoms. The anomeric carbon is at the top, just below the oxygen. Top right: It is rolled into a pyranose ring (5 </p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>This image illustrates how the structure of cyclical monosaccharides can be distinguised.<br />
Left: The length of this monosaccharide is 6 carbon atoms. The anomeric carbon is at the top, just below the oxygen.<br />
Top right: It is rolled into a pyranose ring (5 carbons + oxygen), the only alternative is a furanose ring (4 carbons + oxygen). The anomeric carbon is on the right.<br />
Bottom right: The "tail" (which would be CH2OH in this case) is defined to be on the "upper" side of the ring's plane and the hydrogen adjacent to it on the "bottom". In this case, the anomeric carbon has an "upper" hydrogen atom and a "lower" hydroxyl group.<br />
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Image created with Avogadro and Gimp.</div>ChristiaanK