Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Galacto
pyranose
:
Galactose
in a cyclic form, containing a six-membered
tetrahydropyran
ring (i.e., it is a
pyranose
).
Acyclic
galactose
Tetrahydropyran
α
-
D
-
Galacto
pyranose
β
-
D
-
Galacto
pyranose
Related terms:
Glucopyranose
,
fructofuranose
,
carbohydrate
,
furanose
,
anomeric carbon
,
hemiacetal
,
Fischer projection
,
Haworth projection
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