Scribd
Upload
52 views

Reducing Sugar Structure PDF

Reducing sugars contain an aldehyde group in their open-chain form, while non-reducing sugars do not contain an aldehyde group. The cyclic and open-chain forms of common monosaccharides like glucose, mannose and galactose are shown, with glucose containing an aldehyde group in its open form making it a reducing sugar. Xylitol, mannitol and other non-reducing sugars are also shown lacking an aldehyde group.

Uploaded by

Krutik
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
52 views

Reducing Sugar Structure PDF

Reducing sugars contain an aldehyde group in their open-chain form, while non-reducing sugars do not contain an aldehyde group. The cyclic and open-chain forms of common monosaccharides like glucose, mannose and galactose are shown, with glucose containing an aldehyde group in its open form making it a reducing sugar. Xylitol, mannitol and other non-reducing sugars are also shown lacking an aldehyde group.

Uploaded by

Krutik
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 7

Reducing sugar structure

What is a reducing sugar?

The answer depends on whether or not the open chain form of the sugar
contains an aldehyde group….

O
C
H
Cyclic form Open chain form
OH OH

H O OH H OH
O
H H
Glucose OH H OH H
H
Glucose
HO H HO
H OH H OH
OH
OH

H O OH OH
H O
H
Mannose OH OH
OH
H
OH
H
Mannose
HO H HO
H H H H
OH OH

HO O OH OH
OH O
H
Galactose OH H
OH
H
H
Galactose
H H H
H
H OH H OH

H H

O OH H OH
H O

Arabinose H H OH H H HO
Arabinose
HO H HO H

OH H OH H

OH OH
OH OH

H O H OH
H O H O OH O
H H H
H H H H
OH H
O
OH H
HO
OH
O
OH
H Maltose
HO H
H OH H OH
H OH H OH

Maltose
OH
H
H OH OH
H O
H H

Xylitol HO
OH H CH 2OH OH H
H
Glucose
HO
H OH H OH

OH
OH

H OH
O
H
H
OH
OH
H
OH Mannose
Mannitol OH OH CH 2OH HO
H

HO H H
H H OH

OH OH
O
No aldehyde group OH
H
H
Galactose
H
Non‐reducing H
H OH

H OH
O
H H HO
Arabinose
HO H

OH H

OH OH

H O H OH
O
H H
H H

HO
OH
O
OH
H Maltose
H OH H OH
Fructose
H H

H O OH H OH

H
H
OH H
H
OH
O
No aldehyde group
HO
OH
HO
OH
Non‐reducing
OH H OH H

But if it undergoes the
Lobry de Bruyn‐Alberda van Ekenstein transformation

OH

H OH
O
H
OH H
H
HO
H OH

Contains the aldehyde group
Reducing sugar
OH

H O H

OH
H
H No aldehyde group
OH
HO
H OH
O O Non‐reducing
HO H
H
HO
H OH
But if….
Sucrose
OH
HO
H O H O OH

OH
H
H + H HO

HO OH H
OH
H OH OH H

And then…..

OH

OH
H
H
H
O
Contains an aldehyde group
OH
HO
H
Reducing sugar
H OH
Does the sugar 
contain an aldehyde 
group in it’s open 
chain form?
Yes No

Reducing sugar Non‐reducing sugar

You might also like