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Conformation of Carbohydrates
by V.S.R. Rao, P.K. Qasba, P.V. Balaji and R. Chandrasekaran
Conformation of Carbohydrates




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D-glycero-D-manno-heptose
L-glycero-D-manno-heptose
 

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Bacterial lipopolysaccharides are known to contain two monosaccharides with more than six carbons in their skeleton. These are a seven carbon aldose (L-glycero-D-manno-Aldoheptose) and an eight carbon ketose (2-keto-3-deoxy-octulosonic acid).



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