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CHM3270: Ch.

8 Monosaccharides and disaccharides – activity 3


Due: Fri. 04/10/2020 by 11:59 pm

1. For the following trisaccharide:


a. Provide the abbreviated name
ANSWER: GalNAc(1→4)Man(1→6)3-deoxy-Glc
b. Draw the chemical structure using Haworth projections

ANSWER:
c. Identify the trisaccharide as reducing or nonreducing. Label the nonreducing and
reducing ends (if present) of the molecule.
ANSWER: This is a reducing sugar. The nonreducing end is on the left and the reducing
end is on the right.

O--D-N-acetylgalactofuranosyl-(1→4)--D-mannopyranosyl-(1→6)-D-3-deoxy-glucopyranose

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