BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

MONOSACCHARIDES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fischer Projection Formulas are used to find the chirality centers in monosaccharides
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, the true statement is the vertical lines are oriented away from you and the horizontal lines are oriented towards you.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fischer projections can be used to represent chiral molecules and differentiate between pairs of enantiomers in biochemistry and organic chemistry.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fischer projections In a Fischer projection the carbohydrate is shown in its open chain form, rather than a cyclical one. Carbon atoms in the main chain of the carbohydrate molecule are connected vertically, whilst hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl groups are bonded horizontally.

Detailed explanation-4: -With the #4 ranked substituent pointing “in the back”, we trace the path from the groups ranked #1, #2, and #3. If that path is clockwise, the chiral center is R. If the path is counter-clockwise, the chiral center is S. However, many Fischer projections are not drawn so helpfully with the #4 group in the back.

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