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The structure for the oxidised form of glucose
« on: April 13, 2008, 08:12:30 AM »
Hi guys, I hope this is in the right form. I am wondering what the structure for the oxidized form of glucose would be? I am thinking that an oxygen is added somewhere, but I don't know where.

http://www.greenspirit.org.uk/resources/glucose.gif

Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: The structure for the oxidised form of glucose
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2008, 02:35:46 PM »
There are a few common ways in which glucose could be oxidized.  The first is oxidation to an aldonic acid in which the aldehyde group of glucose is oxidized to a carboxylic acid.  This occurs in basic solution in the presence of an oxidizing agent and is commonly used as a test of whether a sugar is an aldose or a ketose.

Carbon 6 of glucose can be oxidized from an alcohol to a carboxylic acid via an enzyme catalyzed reaction.  This reaction produces D-glucuronic acid, an important component of the polysacchardies in the extracellular matrix.

Periodic acid can also oxidize many carbohydrates including glucose.  Periodic acid induces a breakage in carbon-carbon bonds where the adjacent carbons both have hydroxyl groups.  In the reaction, the hydroxyls are oxidized to carbonyl groups.

[edit: thanks for noticing the typo, Borek]
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Re: The structure for the oxidised form of glucose
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2008, 02:47:17 PM »
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in which the aldehyde group of glucose is reduced

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Re: The structure for the oxidised form of glucose
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in which the aldehyde group of glucose is reduced

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Re: The structure for the oxidised form of glucose
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2008, 03:27:02 PM »
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Re: The structure for the oxidised form of glucose
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2008, 01:26:13 AM »
Hi guys, I hope this is in the right form. I am wondering what the structure for the oxidized form of glucose would be? I am thinking that an oxygen is added somewhere, but I don't know where.

http://www.greenspirit.org.uk/resources/glucose.gif

Any help would be appreciated.

Preserving six atoms chain you can oxidize aldehyde group or terminal CH2OH group or both
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