Ive been looking at the sucrose molecule, but I cant figure out why the glycosidic bond is positioned like its positioned. The sucrose is made up of alpha-D-glucopyranose and beta-D-fructofuranose, but it seems, when the molecules are reacting, the molecule of fructose flips itself so the anomeric OH points downward? I cant imagine the flip…could anyone help?
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First off, this is a question for r/science not r/ELI5
Can you post a pic of which one you are talking about? I’ve seen pictures of simplified, chair structure and alternatively oriented ring structures. Without knowing which pic you’re talking about we can’t really say.
Edit: [This image might help the visualization issues.](https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/question-16-structure-sucrose-shown–glycosidic-linkage-b-1-2-d-1-4-ch2oh-ho-ho-d-glucopyr-q27269876)
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