Haworth Projections

This tutorial shows the relationship between Fischer and Haworth projections and their relationship with the three-dimensional structure of each anomer. Each of the sugars is in its reducing form and shown as both the alpha and beta anomer. The 3-D conformation of the sugar may not be in its lowest energy chair conformation. However, in many cases it is. The translation is directly from Haworth projection to 3-D structure.
Red = Oxygen, Grey = Carbon, White = Hydrogen


to see and manipulate the images you must be sure that the chime plug-in is installed
Sugar Fischer
Projection
Haworth Projection
alpha anomer
3-D image
alpha anomer
Haworth Projection
beta anomer
3-D image
beta anomer

D-Glucose

D-Allose

D-Mannose



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Created April 13, 1999. KC Russell, University of Miami
© 1999 KC Russell