Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition

Published by W.H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1-42923-414-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-42923-414-6

Chapter 7 - Carbohydrates and Glycobiology - Problems - Page 278: 2

Answer

With reduction of the carbonyl oxygen to a hydroxyl group, the chemistry at C-1 and C-3 isthe same. The glycerol molecule is not chiral.

Work Step by Step

This sugar alcohol is no longer designated D or L. It is necessary to have a chiral center in a sugar molecule to differentiate between these two forms.
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