Other
asymmetric carbon atoms of glucose are not considered for this
comparison Also, the structure of glucose and glyceraldehyde is written
in a way that most oxidised carbon (in this case –CHO)is at the top CHO
H
OH
OH
H
H
OH
H
OH
CH2OH
D–(+) – Glucose
CHO
CH2OH
H
OH
D– (+) – Glyceraldehyde
The structure (I) of glucose explained most of its properties but the
following reactions and facts could not be explained by this structure 1