D-Galactose

D-Galactose
D-Galactose
D-Galactose
 Anomeric carbon atom: is the
hemiacetal carbon present in a cyclic
monosaccharide structure. It is the
carbon atom that is bonded to an –OH
group and to the oxygen atom in the
heterocyclic ring.

Anomeric carbon

D-Galactose
 α-D-Galactose

D-Galactose

β-D-Galactose
 HOW WOULD YOU LABEL THIS MOLECULE?

IS THIS A β OR α?

β-D-Galactose L-Galactose
β-L-Galactose α-L-Galactose
Fischer Projection Haworth Projection

D-Fructose α-D-Fructose