Question #d3de0
1 Answer
Dec 27, 2016
Here's one way to do it.
Explanation:
Draw the Fischer projection of your sugar, e.g. glucose.
Now, rotate the Fischer projection 90° clockwise.
(Adapted from http://4.bp.blogspot.com)
Next, draw a template for a Haworth structure.
Look at the
Those on the right will be "down" in the Haworth structure. Those on the left will be "up".
If the sugar is a D-sugar, the
The OH on carbon 1 can be "down" for the α-anomer or "up" for the β-anomer.
And you have the Haworth structure of glucose.