Answer to Question #174123 in Biochemistry for grace

Question

what is the relationship between d-altrose and d-glucose

Answer 1

Most important relation is that :

d-altrose and d-glucose are an example of two carbohydrates which are Diastereoisomers (Distereomers)

Both d-altrose and d-glucose

• are carbohydrates
• are simple sugar or monosaccharides
• with aldehyde functional group

these have similar structure but differ in configuration of -OH group on C-2 and C-3.

.these are given in example of distereomers.