For Each Historical Identification Question, Define the Term and Briefly

question 11

Short Answer

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
Thomas Hobbes

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Definitions:

α-Furanose

A form of sugar where a furan ring, a five-membered oxygen-containing ring, is present in the α-configuration, relating to the position of the substituent at the anomeric carbon.

Haworth Structure

A conventional way of representing the cyclic structure of monosaccharides with a simple three-dimensional perspective.

β-Pyranose

A cyclic form of sugar where the ring contains six atoms, one of which is an oxygen atom, and the hydroxyl group at the anomeric carbon is in the equatorial position for beta configuration.

Pyranose

A form of sugar characterized by a six-membered ring structure containing an oxygen atom.