Fructose Molecule
The chemical composition of fructose is (C6H12O6). Shown below is the extended structure... Read more about Fructose
|
|
To
Rotate Molecule
-->> To
Zoom-->> Jmol
Menu --->> To view in Chime -- PDB Structure of the extended fructose molecule
|
|
Although fructose is a hexose (6 carbon sugar), it generally exists as a 5-member hemiketal ring (a furanose). This structure is responsible for the long metabolic pathway and high reactivity compared to glucose (See below structure -note: hydrogens not shown)
|
|
To view in Chime -- PDB Structure of the closed fructose molecule
|
|