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== Stereochemistry ==
== Stereochemistry ==


Aldoses are commonly referred to by names specific to one stereoisomer of the compound. This distinction is especially vital in Biochemistry, as many systems can only use one enantiomer of the carbohydrate and not the other. However, aldoses are by no means locked into any one conformation forever, they can and do fluctuate between a couple of different forms.
Aldoses are commonly referred to by names specific to one stereoisomer of the compound. This distinction is especially vital in Biochemistry, as many systems can only use one enantiomer of the carbohydrate and not the other. However, aldoses are not locked into any one conformation: they can and do fluctuate between different forms.


Aldoses can [[Tautomer|tautomerize]] to ketoses in a dynamic process with an [[enol]] intermediate. This process is reversible and when discussing a mass group of sugars, aldoses and ketoses are thought of as being in equilibrium with each other due to the low energy barrier of the transition. However aldehydes and ketones are almost always more stable than their enol forms, so the aldo- and keto- forms are assumed to predominate at any given moment. This process, with its enol intermediate, when applied occurring at other carbons on the chain allows stereoisomerization. Basic solutions exacerbate the interconversion of isomers.
Aldoses can [[Tautomer|tautomerize]] to ketoses in a dynamic process with an [[enol]] intermediate.<ref name=":0" /> This process is reversible, so that aldoses and ketoses can be thought of as being in equilibrium with each other. However aldehydes and ketones are almost always more stable than the corresponding enol forms, so the aldo- and keto- forms normally predominate. This process, with its enol intermediate, also allows stereoisomerization. Basic solutions accelerate the interconversion of isomers.


Carbohydrates, especially those with more than 4 carbons, exist in an equibrium between two forms, often called the cyclic, and open-chain forms for clarity. Cyclic aldoses are usually drawn as Haworth projections, and open chain forms are commonly drawn as Fischer projections, both of which represent important stereochemical information about the forms they depict.
Carbohydrates with more than 4 carbons exist in an equibrium between the closed ring, or cyclic form, and the open-chain form. Cyclic aldoses are usually drawn as [[Haworth projection|Haworth projections]], and open chain forms are commonly drawn as [[Fischer projection|Fischer projections]], both of which represent important stereochemical information about the forms they depict.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
*[[Monosaccharide]]
*[[Monosaccharide#Chirality nomenclature|<small>D/L</small> nomenclature]]
*[[Epimer]]


==References==
==References==
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An aldose is a monosaccharide (a simple sugar) with a carbon backbone chain with a carbonyl group on the endmost carbon atom, making it an aldehyde, and hydroxyl groups connected to all the other carbon atoms. Aldoses can be distinguished from ketoses, which have the carbonyl group away from the end of the molecule, and are therefore ketones.

Structure

Fischer projection of D-glyceraldehyde

Like most carbohydrates, simple aldoses have the general chemical formula Cn(H2O)n. Because formaldehyde (n=1) and glycolaldehyde (n=2) are not generally considered to be carbohydrates,[1] the simplest possible aldose is the triose glyceraldehyde, which only contains three carbon atoms.[2]

Because they have at least one asymmetric[3] carbon center, aldoses exhibit stereoisomerism. Aldoses containing stereogenic centers can exist in either a D- form or L- form. The determination is made based on the chirality of the asymmetric carbon furthest from the aldehyde end, namely the second-last carbon in the chain. Aldoses with alcohol groups on the right of the Fischer projection are D-aldoses, and those with alcohols on the left are L-aldoses. D-aldoses are more common than L-aldoses in nature.[1]

Examples of aldoses include glyceraldehyde, erythrose, ribose, glucose and galactose.[3] Ketoses and aldoses can be chemically differentiated through Seliwanoff's test, where the sample is heated with acid and resorcinol.[4] The test relies on the dehydration reaction which occurs more quickly in ketoses, so that while aldoses react slowly, producing a light pink color, ketoses react more quickly and strongly to produce a dark red color.

Aldoses can isomerize to ketoses through the Lobry-de Bruyn-van Ekenstein transformation.

Nomenclature and common aldoses

Family tree of aldoses: (1) D-(+)-glyceraldehyde; (2a) D-(−)-erythrose; (2b) D-(−)-threose; (3a) D-(−)-ribose; (3b) D-(−)-arabinose; (3c) D-(+)-xylose; (3d) D-(−)-lyxose; (4a) D-(+)-allose; (4b) D-(+)-altrose; (4c) D-(+)-glucose; (4d) D-(+)-mannose; (4e) D-(−)-gulose; (4f) D-(−)-idose; (4g) D-(+)-galactose; (4h) D-(+)-talose

Aldoses are differentiated by the number of carbons in the main chain. The minimum number of carbons in a backbone needed to form a molecule that is still considered a carbohydrate is 3, and carbohydrates with three carbons are called trioses. The only aldotriose is glyceraldehyde, which has one chiral stereocenter with 2 possible enantiomers, D- and L-glyceraldehyde.

Some common aldoses are:

The most commonly discussed category of aldoses are those with 6 carbons, aldohexoses. Some aldohexoses that are widely called by common names are:[5]

Stereochemistry

Aldoses are commonly referred to by names specific to one stereoisomer of the compound. This distinction is especially vital in Biochemistry, as many systems can only use one enantiomer of the carbohydrate and not the other. However, aldoses are not locked into any one conformation: they can and do fluctuate between different forms.

Aldoses can tautomerize to ketoses in a dynamic process with an enol intermediate.[1] This process is reversible, so that aldoses and ketoses can be thought of as being in equilibrium with each other. However aldehydes and ketones are almost always more stable than the corresponding enol forms, so the aldo- and keto- forms normally predominate. This process, with its enol intermediate, also allows stereoisomerization. Basic solutions accelerate the interconversion of isomers.

Carbohydrates with more than 4 carbons exist in an equibrium between the closed ring, or cyclic form, and the open-chain form. Cyclic aldoses are usually drawn as Haworth projections, and open chain forms are commonly drawn as Fischer projections, both of which represent important stereochemical information about the forms they depict.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 1937-, Mathews, Christopher K., (2000). Biochemistry. Van Holde, K. E. (Kensal Edward), 1928-, Ahern, Kevin G. (3rd ed ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: Benjamin Cummings. pp. 280–293. ISBN 0805330666. OCLC 42290721. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Berg, J.M. (2006). Biochemistry (6th ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.
  3. ^ a b "Difference Between Aldose and Ketose". Difference Between. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  4. ^ "Seliwanoff's Test". Harper College. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  5. ^ Solomons, T.W. Graham (2008). Organic Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons Inc. p. 1044.
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