BICH 410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pentraxins, Vitreous Body, Galactose

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Biochemistry
• Course: BICH 410
• Professor: Chavela M Carr

Document Summary

S te re ois ome rs tha t a re mirror ima ge s of e a ch othe r a re e na ntiome rs (like d- a nd l-glyce ra lde hyde ) Is ome rs of monos a ccha ride s tha t diffe r only in the ir configura tion a bout tha t ne w a s ymme tric ca rbon a re ca lle d a nome rs. J us t the na me va rie s . S ucros e is not a re ducing s uga r, be ca us e it doe s not ha ve a fre e a nome ric ca rbon: la ctos e, ma ltos e. S ucros e: re ducing, re ducing, biologica lly importa nt dis a ccha ride s, anome ric ca rbon is up, be ta fructos e, no fre e a noe ric ca rbon.