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Aldose
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Carbohydrate w/ an aldehyde as its most oxidized functional group
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Ketose
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Carbohydrate that contains a ketone as its most oxidized functional group
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Carbohydrates that contain 3 carbon atoms are called ___, w/ 4 are ___, w/ 5 are ___, & w/ 6 are ___.
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Trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses
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Glycosidic Linkage
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A bond between a carbohydrate and either another carbohydrate or something else.
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Absolute Configuration
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The particular 3-dimensional arrangement of the groups attached to a chiral carbon
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Biochemists don't use the R & S system for chiral carbons, they use the ___ & ___ system.
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D & L
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A carbohydrate is D if the OH on the bottom chiral center points to the ___, & L if the OH on the bottom chiral center points to the ___.
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Right Left
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D-glucose & L-glucose are ___
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Enantiomers
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Equation:The # of possible stereoisomers (enantiomers & diastereomers) of a compound
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2nn = the # of chiral centers in the compound
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Epimer
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A special subtype of diastereomers that differ in configuration at exactly one chiral center
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Hemiacetal (formed from aldehyde)
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Hemiketal (formed from ketone)
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Acetal (formed from aldehyde)
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Ketal (formed from ketone)
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Pyranose ring
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