The picture below shows a Fischer projection of D-glucose.
a.Is glucose and aldose or a ketose?
b.What is the name of the molecule that is formed upon oxidation of the aldehyde to a carboxyl group?
c.Draw a Fischer projection of D-galactose,which is an epimer of glucose with respect to the C4 position.
d.Draw a Haworth projection of $\beta$-D-glucopyranose.
e.What is the name of the linear polymer in which glucopyranose residues are linked to each other through $\beta$(1→4)glycosidic bonds.

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The picture below shows a Fischer projection of D-glucose.  
a.Is glucose and aldose or a ketose?
b.What is the name of the molecule that is formed upon oxidation of the aldehyde to a carboxyl group?
c.Draw a Fischer projection of D-galactose,which is an epimer of glucose with respect to the C4 position.
d.Draw a Haworth projection of $\beta$-D-glucopyranose.
e.What is the name of the linear polymer in which glucopyranose residues are linked to each other through $\beta$(1→4)glycosidic bonds.

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The Answer of The picture below shows a Fischer projection of D-glucose.  
a.Is glucose and aldose or a ketose?
b.What is the name of the molecule that is formed upon oxidation of the aldehyde to a carboxyl group?
c.Draw a Fischer projection of D-galactose,which is an epimer of glucose with respect to the C4 position.
d.Draw a Haworth projection of $\beta$-D-glucopyranose.
e.What is the name of the linear polymer in which glucopyranose residues are linked to each other through $\beta$(1→4)glycosidic bonds.

The Picture Below Shows a Fischer Projection of D-Glucose β\betaβ -D-Glucopyranose β\betaβ

The Picture Below Shows a Fischer Projection of D-Glucose $\beta$ -D-Glucopyranose $\beta$