The cyclic structure of Glucose is very similar to __________.

pyran

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furan

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Solution

The correct option is A pyran
The cyclic structure of Glucose is very similar to Pyran. Both of them contain 6 membered rings containing 5 carbon atoms and one oxygen atom in the ring.
Hence the cyclic structure of glucose is also called as D-glucopyranose.

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The cyclic structure of Glucose is very similar to __________.

The correct option is A pyranThe cyclic structure of Glucose is very similar to Pyran. Both of them contain 6 membered rings containing 5 carbon atoms and one oxygen atom in the ring.Hence the cyclic structure of glucose is also called as D-glucopyranose.

The correct option is A pyran
The cyclic structure of Glucose is very similar to Pyran. Both of them contain 6 membered rings containing 5 carbon atoms and one oxygen atom in the ring.
Hence the cyclic structure of glucose is also called as D-glucopyranose.