Question

glucose is known as glucopyranose because​

Answer 1

Answer:

A glucopyranose having D-configuration. Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6. ... Glucose is a monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group, and is therefore an aldohexose. The glucose molecule can exist in an open-chain (acyclic) as well as ring (cyclic) form.

Explanation:

Answer 2

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glucose is known as glucopyranose because

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Glucose has a heterocyclic structure with 5 carbon atom and 1 oxygen atom in the ring.

This structure resembles a lot to the structure of Pyranose.

Thus Glucose is called glucopyranose.