Carbohydrate Basics: Classifying Aldoses and Ketoses for Beginners

In this video, we will go over a quick introduction to how to classify carbohydrates specifically monosaccharides or simple sugars. In two steps, we will identify the functional group as an aldose (aldehyde) or ketose (ketone) and count the number of carbons to be able to label each Fischer Projection properly. In followup videos, we will talk about how to covert the Fischer projection a Haworth projection. 0:00 What is an Aldose and a Ketose? 1:04 Carbohydrates, specifically MonoSaccharides Explained. 1:48 Step 1: Identify the Functional Group (Aldose or Ketose) 2:52 Step 2: Count your Carbons (Give the Carbonyl the lowest number) 3:27 Step 1+2: Putting it All Together 3:44 Example of using Steps 4:43 Practice Problems Identifying 4 Carbohydrates #chemistry #collegechemistry #introduction #introductoryorganic #generalchemistry #help #chemistryclasses #itsdrdan #fcc #fresnocitycollege #fresnochemistry #CHEM3B #chemistrynotes #passchemistry #apchemistry #ibchemistry #introductorybiochem #GOBchemistry