Glucose (C6H12O6) is a hexose -- a monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms. Glucose is an aldehyde (contains a -CHO group). Five of the carbons plus an oxygen atom form a loop called a "pyranose ring", the most stable form for six-carbon aldoses.
Why is glucose a hexose sugar?
In chemistry, a hexose is a monosaccharide (simple sugar) with six carbon atoms. ... Hexoses are extremely important in biochemistry, both as isolated molecules (such as glucose and fructose) and as building blocks of other compounds such as starch, cellulose, and glycosides.
Is glucose a hexose?
Glucose, which is a hexose, is blood sugar.
