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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF GLUCOSS INTO WITH IT IS ONVERLED
D-Glucose:
One form of glucose is simply called D-glucose. The "D" refers to the arrangement of alcohol, or OH, groups on the carbon skeleton of the sugar. D-glucose is an open-chain molecule consisting of six carbons arranged into a molecular backbone. There are five OH groups attached to this carbon backbone, forming "arms" or branches off the carbon skeleton. This form of glucose also has an aldehyde group at the top of the carbon skeleton, which consists of an atom of carbon with a double bond to an atom of oxygen, and a single bond to an atom of hydrogen.

Beta-D-Glucopyranose:

A second form of glucose is called beta-D-glucopyranose. As in straight chain D-glucose, the "D" refers to the arrangement of alcohol groups on the carbon skeleton. Unlike D-glucose, beta-D-glucopyranose has a cyclic carbon skeleton. The ring structure that forms the backbone of the molecule consists of five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom.

Alpha-D-glucopyranose:

The final form of glucose in the body and in nature is alpha-D-glucopyranose.


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