Chapter 25: Carbohydrates
Common Carbohydrates
There is are a lot of carbohydrates, so there is little merit in trying to memorise them all.
It is much more useful to know the general patterns of how they will behave and react
etc
.
However, there are a few common carbohydrates whose structures you should probably know...
(Note that there are several ways in which the cyclic structures can be depicted)
Glyceraldehyde
C
3
H
6
O
Ribose
C
5
H
10
O
Fructose
C
6
H
12
O
Glucose
C
6
H
12
O
Galactose
C
6
H
12
O
Lactose
C
12
H
22
O
11
Maltose
C
12
H
22
O
11
Sucrose
C
12
H
22
O
11
