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Chapter 13: Q. 13.36 (page 450)

Identify each of the following as the αor βisomer:

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(a) As the OH group on the carbon atom is upward it is αisomer

(b) As the OH group on the carbon atom is downward it isβ isomer

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Part (a) Step 1 : Given information

We have to identify the given compounds as αor βisomers.

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Part (a) Step 2 : Explanation

The -OH group on carbon 1is down hence it is αisomer

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Part (b) Step 1 : Given information

We have to identify the given compound as αor βisomer.

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Part (b) Step 2 : Explanation

The -OH group on carbon 1is up hence it isβisomer

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The sugar D-gulose is a sweet-tasting syrup. (13.3, 13.4)

a. Draw the Fischer projection for L-gulose.

b. Draw the Haworth structures for α- and β-D-gulose.

Give the name of one or more polysaccharides that matches each of the following descriptions:

a. the storage form of carbohydrates in animals

b. contains only β(1→4)-glycosidic bonds

c. contains both alpha(1→4)- and alpha(1→6)-glycosidic bonds

d. produces maltose during digestion

Describe the similarities and differences in the following:

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b. amylopectin and glycogen

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a. the L enantiomer of mannose

b. a ketopentose

c. an aldopentose

d. a ketohexose

Identify each of the following as the D or L enantiomer:

a. b.

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