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Sugar dissolves easily, Clearly, the presence
right? It can travel of OH is an important
component of sugar, but
throughout the body via we also need to know
the bloodstream because where on the saccharide

hydroxyl groups blend the OH is located.
well with water.
Really?
slosh Why?

Glucose Galactose

Well, if the OH ...it will no longer be
attached to the glucose but rather
fourth carbon is a different type of
on the left side... saccharide called
galactose.
It becomes Monosaccharides,
something different when in an actual Glucose is also
depending on whether shaped like:
it’s attached on the body, take the
right or left...that's cyclic form more more
often than:
so weird. often than the
open-chain form. How'd she
say that?

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