Isomerization of the following ketose can give two aldoses. Draw the structures of the two aldoses and provide their names. CH$_2$OH CH$_2$OH OH OH OH $\Theta$ OH ?
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The ketose is the sugar with a ketone functional group, which is the one in the middle of the structure. So, the ketose in this case is the one with the OH group on the right side and the CH2OH group on the left side. To isomerize this ketose into aldoses, we Show more…
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