25.5 a mnemonic for carbohydrate configurations

25.525.5A Mnemonic for Carbohydrate A Mnemonic for Carbohydrate

ConfigurationsConfigurations

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

AllAll

AltruistsAltruists

GladlyGladly

MakeMake

GumGum

InIn

GallonGallon

TanksTanks

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

AllAll AlloseAllose

AltruistsAltruists AltroseAltrose

GladlyGladly GlucoseGlucose

MakeMake MannoseMannose

GumGum GuloseGulose

InIn IdoseIdose

GallonGallon GalactoseGalactose

TanksTanks TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

HHHOHO

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

HOHO

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

HOHO

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HH

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

HOHO

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HH

HHHOHO

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

HHHOHO

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

HHHOHO

HH OHOH

AlloseAllose

AltroseAltrose

GlucoseGlucose

MannoseMannose

GuloseGulose

IdoseIdose

GalactoseGalactose

TaloseTalose

The Eight The Eight DD-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HHHOHO

HHHOHO

HHHOHO

LL-Aldohexoses-Aldohexoses

There are 8 There are 8 aldohexoses of aldohexoses of the the LL-series.-series.

They have the They have the same name as same name as their mirror image their mirror image except the prefix is except the prefix is LL- rather than - rather than DD-.-.

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH OHOH

HH OHOH

HH

HH OHOH

HOHO

DD-(+)-Glucose-(+)-Glucose LL-(–)-Glucose-(–)-Glucose

CHCH OO

CHCH22OHOH

HH

HH

HH

HH

OHOH

HOHO

HOHO

HOHO