Hexoses

GALACTOSE

gets its name from Ancient Greek : “galakos” : milk

αD-Galactofuranose

α-D-Galactopyranose

α-L-Galactofuranose

β-D-Galactofuranose

β-D-Galactopyranose

β-D-Galactopyranose

β-D-Galactopyranose

GLUCOSE

gets its name from Ancient Greek : “gleukos” : sweet wine, must

α-D-Glucofuranose

α-D-Glucopyranose

α-L-Glucofuranose

α-L-Glucopyranose

β-D-Glucofuranose

β-D-Glucopyranose

β-L-Glucofuranose

β-L-Glucopyranose

MANNOSE

gets its name from Ancient Hebrew : “manna“, the food supply of the Israelites during thier journey in the Sinai

α-D-Mannofuranose

α-D-Mannopyranose

α-L-Mannofuranose

α-L-Mannopyranose

β-D-Mannofuranose

β-D-Mannopyranose

β-L-Mannofuranose

β-L-Mannopyranose

GALACTOSE

gets its name from Ancient Greek : “galakos” : milk

α-D-Idofuranose

α-D-Idopyranose

α-L-Idofuranose

α-L-Idopyranose

β-D-Idofuranose

β-D-Idopyranose

β-L-Idofuranose

GULOSE

gets its name from “Glucose” by omission and transposition of letters

α-D-Gulofuranose

α-D-Gulopyranose

a-L-Gulofuranose

α-L-Gulopyranose

β-D-Gulofuranose

β-D-Gulopyranose

β-L-Gulofuranose

β-L-Gulopyranose

ALLOSE

gets its name from Greek : “allo” : different/strange

α-D-Allofuranose

α-D-Allopyranose

α-D-Allopyranose

α-D-Allopyranose

β-D-Allofuranose

β-D-Allopyranose

β-L-Allofuranose

β-L-Allopyranose

ALTROSE

gets its name from Latin “idem” : same

α-D-Altrofuranose

α-D-Altropyranose

α-L-Altrofuranose

α-L-Altropyranose

β-D-Altrofuranose

β-D-Altropyranose

β-L-Altrofuranose

β-L-Altropyranose

TALOSE

gets its name from “Talos” who in Greek mythology was a giant who protected Europe in Crete

α-D-Talofuranose

α-D-Talopyranose

α-L-Talofuranose

α-L-Talopyranose

β-D-Talofuranose

β-D-Talopyranose

β-L-Talofuranose

β-L-Talopyranose