Question

name amd molecular formula of aldohexose

Answer 1

Glucose (also known as dextrose) is a carbohydrate compound consisting of six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group and they are referred to as aldohexose. The glucose structure can exist in an open-chain (acyclic) and ring (cyclic) form. It is a carbohydrate and is the most important simple sugar (monosaccharide) in animal metabolism. Glucose is one of the main products of photosynthesis and is involved in cellular respiration to produce ATP and NADH. Glucose is one of the primary molecules that cells use as an energy source and a metabolic intermediate. Glucose metabolism is critical to normal physiological functioning; glucose also acts as a source of starting material for many biosynthetic reactions. The cellular metabolism of glucose involves glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, glycogenesis, pentose-phosphate pathway, and 

Answer 2

Structure of Aldohexose (C6H12O6)