Question 13.1: Monosaccharides Classify each of the following monosaccharid...

Monosaccharides

Classify each of the following monosaccharides as an aldopentose, ketopentose, aldohexose, or ketohexose:

a. \begin{array}{r c}\begin{matrix} CH_{2}OH \\ \mid \\ \quad \quad C=O \\ \mid \\ \quad H-C-OH \\ \mid \\H-C-OH \\ \mid \\ \quad \quad CH_{2}OH \\ \text {Ribulose}  \end{matrix} \end{array}                 b. \begin{array}{r c}\begin{matrix} \ H\ {\diagdown }\quad{\diagup \diagup}O \\ C \\ \mid \\ \quad H-C-OH \\ \mid\\HO-C-H \\ \mid \\ \quad H-C-OH \\\mid \\ \quad H-C-OH \\ \mid\\ \quad \quad \quad CH_{2}OH \\ \quad \quad \text { Glucose }  \end{matrix} \end{array}

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a. Ribulose has five carbon atoms (pentose) and is a ketone, which makes it a ketopentose.

b. Glucose has six carbon atoms (hexose) and is an aldehyde, which makes it an aldohexose.

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