GBSN - Biochemistry (Unit 4) Chemistry of Carbohydrates

Chemistry of Carbohydrates

1. Biochemistry Lecture GBSN (Unit 4 ) Chemistry of Carbohydrates by, Miss Areesha Ahmad Lecturer

2. Dextrorotatory isomer (Latin: dexter = right) or d-form or represented by a sign is the optical isomer that spins plane polarised light to the right (clockwise). Laevorotatory isomer, often known as I-form or denoted by the sign, is the optical isomer that spins plane polarised light to the left (anticlockwise).

3. An ester bond, also known as an ester linkage, is  a strong bond that forms when an alcohol and a carboxylic acid are combined through a process called esterification

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