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ACETALS
• Reaction of a monosaccharide with
an alcohol forms a glycoside compound containing an ether linkage at the anomeric carbon - this means the ring cannot open.
an alcohol forms a glycoside compound containing an ether linkage at the anomeric carbon - this means the ring cannot open.
• Glycosides are
referred to as the acetal forms of
a sugar.
a sugar.
