Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Gluco
pyranose
:
Glucose
in a
cyclic
form, containing a six-membered
tetrahydropyran
ring (i.e., it is a
pyranose
).
Acyclic
glucose
Tetrahydropyran
α
-
D
-
Gluco
pyranose
β
-
D
-
Gluco
pyranose
Related terms:
Carbohydrate
,
furanose
,
anomeric carbon
,
hemiacetal
,
Fischer projection
,
Haworth projection
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