What is the difference between D-glucose and L-glucose?

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2026-03-14 14:15

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You can see in the above image the only difference is the position of the hydroxyl group (OH) on the carbon chain. They are mirror images of the other but they do not overlap. L-Glucose has to be made in a lab, whereas D-Glucose is naturally occurring. I've written an answer to the following question that might give you some more insight to the pathways involved.

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