D and L Notation For Sugars
The D- And L- Notation For The Absolute Configuration Of Sugars And Amino Acids The terms D- and L- are often found in front of
Read moreThe D- And L- Notation For The Absolute Configuration Of Sugars And Amino Acids The terms D- and L- are often found in front of
Read morePyranoses , Furanoses, Straight-Chain Glucose, And Ring-Chain Tautomerism Sugars such as glucose exist in equilibrium between their open-chain form and various cyclic forms where an
Read moreAll About Mutarotation The OH group on C-1 of sugars can have two possible configurations. This gives rise to two stereoisomers (called “anomers”) : the
Read moreReducing Sugars Reducing sugars are small carbohydrates (usually containing one or two sugar units) that are capable of acting as reducing agents towards metal salts
Read moreMan, is there ever a lot of sugar nomenclature to know! This post aims to provide single place giving you the definitions of terms like
Read moreThe Haworth Projection The Haworth Projection is a convenient notation for showing the structure of sugars. Since every substituent points either straight up or straight
Read moreEverything you ever wanted to know about converting Fischer Projections to Haworth Projections, And Vice Versa Starting with a Fischer projection, it’s not too hard
Read moreFinally, Some Reactions Of Sugars: Glycosylation And Protection In this post we introduce some simple reactions of sugars, especially glycosylation and protection: Formation of “glycosides”
Read moreKiliani-Fischer Synthesis and the Ruff Degradation The Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis is a method for extending a carbohydrate chain by a single carbon. The Ruff Degradation is
Read moreIsoelectric Points Of Amino Acids (And How To Calculate Them) The isoelectric point of an amino acid is the pH at which it bears no
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