Slide 1 Chapter 2 Chemical Principles part B Slide 2 Structure and Function The chain of carbon atoms in an organic molecule is the carbon skeleton Saturated hydrocarbons:…

Slide 1 Carbohydrates Slide 2 Poly hydroxy aldehydes or poly hydroxy-ketones of formula (CH 2 O) n And are usually classified according to their structure:  Monosaccharides…

Phosphate Ester Formation Hydroxyl group + H3PO4 --> Phosphate Ester Phosphate esters are important compounds in carbohydrate metabolism. Phosphate ester formation -D-glucose-1-phosphate…

Chapter 2 Chemical Principles part B Structure and Function The chain of carbon atoms in an organic molecule is the carbon skeleton Saturated hydrocarbons: Carbon-carbon…

anomeric carbon Flat ring (Haworth projection) just gives the relative positions of the H and OH at each carbon, one is “above” the other. But it does not tell the positions…

anomeric carbon Flat ring (Haworth projection) just gives the relative positions of the H and OH at each carbon, one is “above” the other. But it does not tell the positions…