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Title: help with glucose..
Post by: lilgangsta on April 04, 2004, 10:17:01 PM

hey, i have answered most of my h.w. questions, but am stuck on a few things about glucose (aka dextrose). first of all, what's the chemical properties of glucose? secondly, what examples of reactions can i use to explain glucose? any help would be greatly appreciated!  ;D

Title: Re:help with glucose..
Post by: AWK on April 05, 2004, 04:48:10 AM

http://hexane.chem.uiuc.edu/cyberprof/public/chemistry/102x/Lecture/lect23c.html

Title: Re:help with glucose..
Post by: lilgangsta on April 05, 2004, 05:01:33 PM

thanks a billion, let me know if u guys find any more info though...

Title: Re:help with glucose..
Post by: lilgangsta on April 06, 2004, 08:08:13 PM

hey.. one last question.. i can't seem to find the actual chemical name for glucose.. is it Pentahydroxyhexanol? thanks again..

Title: Re:help with glucose..
Post by: AWK on April 07, 2004, 02:04:08 AM

2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal for linear form