What is the meaning of d in glucose and fructose structure?
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The meaning of d in glucose and fructose is that they have the configuration of chiral carbon farthest away from the aldehyde group.
In a Fischer projection, the highest numbered chiral carbon has the OH group pointing to the right. D- and L-sugars are mirror images of one another.
In a Fischer projection, the highest numbered chiral carbon has the OH group pointing to the right. D- and L-sugars are mirror images of one another.
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