Chemistry · Biomolecules
Why do some monosaccharides lose their reducing property when they form glycosidic bonds?
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- 1The ring structure prevents access to the anomeric carbon.
- 2Oxidation is prevented by steric hindrance from the glycosidic partner.
- 3The electron density around the carbonyl carbon is redistributed.
- 4The carbonyl carbon becomes part of an acetal linkage.✓
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The carbonyl carbon becomes part of an acetal linkage.
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