Introduction To General, Organic, And Biochemistry
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Chapter 19, Problem 60P
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The reason for five and six membered rings to be encountered more frequently than any other possible ring size in the cyclic structures of sugars should be explained.
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In sugars, these are either monosaccharides or disaccharides having the formula C6 H12 O6 and C12 H22 O11 respectively.
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