B-cell activation

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The two diastereomers of glucose in its "pyranose" form are called the alpha (a) and beta (B) isomers, which differ in the orientation of the OH at C-1

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The pyranose form of glucose dominates (>99%) at equilibrium in aqueous solution

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The 6-membered cyclic form of sugars is usually called the “pyranose” form in reference to the cyclic ether pyran.

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The pyranose forms of the sugars are more stable than the furanose forms in solution.

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Thus, D glucose in aqueous solution exists as an equilibrium mixture of 5 compounds. The pyranose form predominates in solution.

aD glucofuranose (0.5%)

aD-glucopyranose (37%)

aldehydo- -glucose (0.003%)

bD-glucofuranose (0.5%)

bD-glucopyranose (62%)

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The optical activity of a stereoisomer is expressed quantitatively by its optical rotation.

The number of degrees by which plane-polarized light is rotated on passage through a given path length of a solution of the compound at a given concentration.