D Sugars

Definition

D Sugars are a category of sugars that are part of the biomolecules known as carbohydrates, characterized by the orientation of the hydroxyl (-OH) group on the penultimate (second-to-last) carbon atom being on the right side in Fischer projection. They play crucial roles in energy storage, recognition processes, and structural components within organisms.

Related terms

Monosaccharides: These are the simplest form of carbohydrates, consisting of single sugar molecules like glucose or fructose.

Stereoisomerism: This refers to molecules that have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms but differ in the three-dimensional orientations of their atoms in space.

Fischer Projection: A method of drawing organic molecules to represent three-dimensional structures in two dimensions, often used to depict carbohydrates