Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 1: Simple Carbohydrates Dr. Kevin Ahern
Nomenclature Structures Cyclizations Modifications Outline Simple Carbohydrates Nomenclature Structures Cyclizations Modifications
Saccharides X = Aldehydes = Aldoses Ketones = Ketoses Cx(H2O)x Monosaccharides Cx(H2O)x Glucose (C6H12O6) Fructose (C6H12O6) Ribose (C5H10O5) Galactose (C6H12O6) Glyceraldehyde (C3H6O3) • Tri- = 3 • Tetr- = 4 • Pent- = 5 • Hex- =6 • Hept- = 7 • Oct- = 8 X = Aldehydes = Aldoses Ketones = Ketoses
Different Sizes 3 Carbons Triose 4 Carbons Tetrose 5 Carbons Pentose The -oses 3 Carbons Triose 4 Carbons Tetrose 5 Carbons Pentose 6 Carbons Hexose D-Glyceraldehyde D-Threose D-Ribose D-Glucose
{ } Aldose Ketose Common Sugars Aldehyde Ketone D-Glucose D-Fructose Aldose and Ketose Aldehyde Ketone D-Glucose D-Fructose { } Aldose Ketose
Simple Sugars Aldopentose Aldohexose Ketohexose Aldohexose Aldohexose
Mirror Images L-Glyceraldehyde D-Glyceraldehyde Asymmetric Carbons Penultimate Carbon The Glyceraldehydes D- Configuration L- Configuration Mirror Images L-Glyceraldehyde D-Glyceraldehyde
Multiple Asymmetric Centers Glucose D-configuration Asymmetric Carbons D-Glucose
Enantiomers D-configuration L-configuration D-Glucose L-Glucose Mirror Images D-configuration L-configuration D-Glucose L-Glucose
Diastereomers Same Configuration D-Glucose D-Gulose Different Same chemical type & size, non-mirror images Same Configuration D-Glucose D-Gulose Different Configurations
Epimers D-Glucose D-Galactose Diastereomers differing in configuration of one carbon only D-Glucose D-Galactose
The New Asymmetric Carbon Cyclization of Sugars New Asymmetric Center In Close Spatial Proximity The New Asymmetric Carbon Is Called Anomeric
Cyclization of Sugars
Cyclization of Sugars
Haworth Structures Glucose Anomers α-D-Glucopyranose β-D-Glucopyranose
Common Furanoses β-D-Fructofuranose β-D-Ribofuranose Fructose and Ribose β-D-Fructofuranose β-D-Ribofuranose
Conformational Isomers Chair and Boat Forms of β-D-Glucose
Cyclic Structures Glucose
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate Modified Sugars Galactosamine N-acetylglucosamine Mannose-6-phosphate Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate Glucuronic Acid
Glycosides
Sugar Alcohol Sorbitol (Glucitol)
Artificial Sweeteners Sucralose
Sucrose (glucose + fructose) Lactose (glucose + galactose) Disaccharides Sucrose (glucose + fructose) Lactose (glucose + galactose) Maltose (glucose + glucose)
Polysaccharides Cellulose Glycogen Amylose Amylopectin Chitin
Hark the Sucrose (to the tune of "Hark the Herald") Copyright © Kevin Ahern Metabolic Melody Carbohydrates all should sing Glory to the Haworth ring Anomeric carbons hide When they're in a glycoside Glucopyranose is there In the boat or in the chair Alpha, beta, D and L Di-astere-omer hell