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What are the meaning of fischer and haworth structures for glucose?

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Stereochemistry is the area of chemistry concerned with the 3D arrangement of atoms in molecules. Understanding the structure of a compound and how its atoms are arranged in space is critical for the understanding of how it behaves.In biochemistry there are two other common ways of drawing molecules: Fischer projections and Haworth projections. These projections are used for carbohydrates to visualise their 3D structure and for comparison between different carbohydratesSugars are shown in their open chain form by Fischer projections. This is when they form a long chain of carbons in a line, rather than their cyclic form.C6H12O6