Pyranose

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Glucose in its alpha-D-glucopyranose form

Pyranose is a collective term for carbohydrates which have a chemical structure that includes a six-membered ring consisting of five carbons and one oxygen. The pyranose ring is formed by the reaction of the C-5 alcohol group of a sugar with its C-1 aldehyde forming an intramolecular hemiacetal. The name derives from its similarity to the oxygen heterocycle pyran.

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General:	Aldose \| Ketose \| Pyranose \| Furanose
Geometry	Triose \| Tetrose \| Pentose \| Hexose \| Heptose \| Cyclohexane conformation \| Anomer \| Mutarotation
Small/Large	Glyceraldehyde \| Dihydroxyacetone \| Erythrose \| Threose \| Erythrulose \| Sedoheptulose
Trioses	Ketotriose (Dihydroxyacetone) \| Aldotriose (Glyceraldehyde)
Tetroses	Erythrulose \| Erythrose \| Threose
Pentoses	Arabinose \| Deoxyribose \| Lyxose \| Ribose \| Ribulose \| Xylose \| Xylulose
Hexoses	Glucose \| Galactose \| Mannose \| Gulose \| Idose \| Talose \| Allose \| Altrose \| Fructose \| Sorbose \| Tagatose \| Psicose \| Fucose \| Fuculose \| Rhamnose
Disaccharides	Sucrose \| Lactose \| Trehalose \| Maltose
Polymers	Glycogen \| Starch (Amylose \| Amylopectin) \| Cellulose \| Chitin \| Stachyose \| Inulin \| Dextrin
Glycosaminoglycans	Heparin \| Chondroitin sulfate \| Hyaluronan \| Heparan sulfate \| Dermatan sulfate \| Keratan sulfate
Aminoglycosides	Kanamycin \| Streptomycin \| Tobramycin \| Neomycin \| Paromomycin \| Apramycin \| Gentamicin \| Netilmicin \| Amikacin

Major families of biochemicals
Peptides \| Amino acids \| Nucleic acids \| Carbohydrates \| Nucleotide sugars \| Lipids \| Terpenes \| Carotenoids \| Tetrapyrroles \| Enzyme cofactors \| Steroids \| Flavonoids \| Alkaloids \| Polyketides \| Glycosides
Analogues of nucleic acids:		Analogues of nucleic acids: