This compound is converted to ascorbic acid in the
This compound is converted to ascorbic acid in the Reichstein process. It is the input molecule in a process that includes the regulatory enzymes hexo-kinase and phospho-fructo-kinase. Its sixteen structures were studied by Emil Fischer. It is converted into two pyruvate molecules in glycolysis. The right-handed form of this molecule is dextrose. Carbon dioxide and water combine with light energy to produce this molecule in photosynthesis. For 10 points, name this molecule with formula C6H12O6, a simple sugar.
This compound is converted to ascorbic acid in the Reichstein process.
glucose [accept dextrose before mentioned; prompt on C6H12O6 before mentioned]