CyberColloids

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Hexose sugar structures and properties, all shown in α-D-pyranose conformation

Allose

Percentage in conformation
α-pyranose	β-pyranose	α-furanose	β-furanose
18	70	5	7

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Altrose

Percentage in conformation
α-pyranose	β-pyranose	α-furanose	β-furanose
27	40	20	13

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Glucose

Percentage in conformation
α-pyranose	β-pyranose	α-furanose	β-furanose
36	64	0	0

Most common sugar type in nature. Cellulose (β-1,4-glucopyranose) and starch (α-1,4-glucopyranose) are the most common polysaccharides in nature. Glucose is also found in xanthan gum, konjac mannan,

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Mannose

Percentage in conformation
α-pyranose	β-pyranose	α-furanose	β-furanose
67	33	0	0

Mannose is found as the main backbone in the galactomannans including guar, locust bean gum, cassia tora, fenugreek and tara. It is found in konjac mannan as a co-polymer with glucose and in xanthan as part of the side chain.

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Gulose

Percentage in conformation
α-pyranose	β-pyranose	α-furanose	β-furanose
22	78	0	0

Gulose is a raw sugar in nature but is found in alginate as the uronic acid derivative.

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Idose

Percentage in conformation
α-pyranose	β-pyranose	α-furanose	β-furanose
31	37	16	16

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Galactose

Percentage in conformation
α-pyranose	β-pyranose	α-furanose	β-furanose
27	73	0	0

Galactose is found as the sidechain in the galactomannans including guar, locust bean gum, cassia tora, fenugreek and tara. It is also the basis of the main sugars in the carrageenans and agars as sulphated and methylated sugars. It is present in the uronic acid form as the main backbone sugar in pectin and is found in gum arabic and larch gum.

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Talose

Percentage in conformation
α-pyranose	β-pyranose	α-furanose	β-furanose
40	29	20	11

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