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What is the name of the given structure?
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α-D-(-)-fructofuranose β-D-(-)-fructofuranose α-D-(-)-glucofuranose β-D-(-)-glucofuranose |
α-D-(-)-fructofuranose |
The α and β forms of glucose can be represented as a five-membered ring called furanose, resembling the organic compound furan. Since the -OH group of anomeric carbon is at the opposite side to the OH at C3 carbon, it is the α-form of glucopyranose. |
