D and L Sugars
What differentiates “D-glucose” from “L-glucose” ? Or D-alanine from L-alanine? What’s this D- and L- nomenclature, anyway? For everyone in a rush, here is the
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The Big Damn Post Of Sugar Nomenclature
Man, is there ever a lot of sugar nomenclature to know! This post aims to collect the most commonly encountered terms in a typical second-semester
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The Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis is a method for extending a carbohydrate chain by a single carbon. The Ruff Degradation is a method for shortening a carbohydrate
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