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 mol
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]