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Pyranose

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If the cyclic form of a monosaccharide has an oxygen-containing six-membered ring, the compound is called a pyranose.

eg: Two of the four cyclic forms of D-glucose

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The ring in a pyranose is called the pyranose ring.

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see also furanose, Haworth formula


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