Question

Just like alpha and beta glucose, is there alpha and beta galactose as well?

Answer 1

do u know how alpha and beta naming is given?

Answer 2

Yeah, I do. So ?

Answer 3

den u might know the str of galactose is form only by an interchange of OH and H in glucose dats y it do not contain alpha and beta

Answer 4

Interchange huh? So the OH on 1st carbon of galactose points up or down? And what about that on the fourth carbon.

Plz elaborate.

Answer 5

ok do u knw the str of glucose in an open chain one and galactose str draw it and compare them

Answer 6

Umm still unclear.

Answer 7

ok draw the str of glucose and galactose here

Answer 8

str=structure