which type of hexose that uses CH2OH instead of CH3

Question

which type of hexose that uses CH2OH instead of CH3

Answer 1

Hi, Amy. Thanks for posting this question.

Hexoses are a class of six-carbon sugars. There are many types, including the commonly known glucose and fructose that is found in a lot of our food.

I cant draw in this box, but if you look up a picture of glucose structure, you can see that it has one CH2OH group, as opposed to fructose which has 2 of those groups.

Final answer: glucose

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