Pyranose monosaccharides, hydrogen bonding

The type of monosaccharide units, their conformation and type of linkages affect the conformation of macromolecules, the so-called glycan secondary structure. Linear macromolecules, such as cellulose, are often stabilised by hydrogen bonds between hydroxyl groups of one molecule of glucose and oxygen atoms of the second pyranose ring. Another type of conformations are known as egg... 

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