Summary of Carbohydrates Part 1: Simple Sugars and Fischer Projections

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This video covers the basics of monosaccharides, their linear form and how they cyclize to form long polysaccharide chains. It also covers the anomeric effect and how it affects the preference of monosaccharides for the beta anomer.

• 00:00:00 Monosaccharides are the simplest type of carbohydrate and are composed of a single chiral (chiral center) molecule. Monosaccharides exist in equilibrium between a linear and a cyclic form, with the cyclic form being highly preferred. They cyclize by an intramolecular hemiacetal formation mechanism.
• 00:05:00 This video covers the basics of monosaccharides, their linear form and how they cyclize to form long polysaccharide chains. It also covers the anomeric effect and how it affects the preference of monosaccharides for the beta anomer.