Biology Forum Cell Biology how glucose reduces Benedict’s solution?

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    • #3309
      elen123
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      Can anyone answer this question please. Glucose is usually represented as a ring structure. How is possible that it can still reduce Benedict’s solution?

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      victor
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      Beside the ring structure (Haworth stucture), glucose can also be represented in conventional way and if you see it carefully, there’s an aldehyde molecular function at one of it’s tip..that aldehyde structure (-CHO) can reduce benedict solution..:wink:

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      elen123
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      Thanks a lot.

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