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What is the name of the given structure?
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α-D-(+)-glucopyranose β-D-(+)-glucofuranose α-D-(+)-glucofuranose β-D-(+)-glucopyranose |
α-D-(+)-glucopyranose |
The correct answer is option 1. α-D-(+)-glucopyranose. The α and β forms of glucose can be represented as a six-membered ring called pyranose, resembling the organic compound pyran. Since the OH group of anomeric carbon is at the opposite side to the OH at \(C_3\) carbon, it is the α-form of glucopyranose. |
