Question

structure and reactions of glucose

Answer 1

It is important to note that the linear form of glucose makes up less than 0.02 % of the glucose molecules in a water solution. The rest is one of two cyclic forms of glucose that are formed when the hydroxyl group on carbon 5 (C5) bonds to the aldehyde carbon 1 (C1).

Answer 2

The above attachment is of the structure of glucose .

Reactions of glucose

Glucose is reactive because of the presence of an aldehyde group in its open-chain form. The aldehyde group slowly condenses with amino groups .

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