Explain Glucose, fructose,and Galactose? please provide complete answer....
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Explain Glucose, fructose, and Galactose?
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(1.) GLUCOSE:::-
- Most abundant organic compound on the earth.
- most abundant in grapes so also known as "grapes sugar".
- more abundant in blood , known as "blood sugar".
- More respiratory substrate.
- It rotates PPL in right direction so its os known as DEXTROROTATORY and also known as DEXTROSE.
(2.) FRUCTOSE:::-
- Sweetest carbohydrates
- More abundant in honey and sweet fruits so also known as"sweet fruits".
- It rotates PPL in left direction, so it is LAEVOROTATORY and also known as LAIVULOSE.
(3.) GALACTOSE:::-
- Most abundant in brains and nervous tissue so called as "brain sugar".
- It rarely occurs in free form.
- It mostly occurs as a component of some compounds.
- Ex::- HEMICELLULOSE
LACTOSE
PECTIN
GLYCOLIPID
SPECIAL POINT:::-
✔️order of sweetness of following compounds...
✔️ FRUCTOSE<SACCHARINE<MONELLINE<THAUMATUS.
✔️ THAUMATUS IS THE SWEETEST CHEMICAL COMPOUND.
✔️THEY HAVE ARTIFICIAL SWEETNESS
✔️ PROTEIN DERIVATIVES
✔️ CARCINOGENIC
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Glucose fructose and galactose all are monosacchrides.... glucose and galactose are aldehydic while fructose is ketose sugar... in galactose configuration of fourth carbon is reversed....
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