Monosaccharides and stereochemistry

The basics: monosaccharides and their stereochemistry. Image credits: Sugar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sug... Honey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Run... Maple syrup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map... Starch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pot... Bread and grains http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil... Cotton (cellulose): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil... Lobster (chitin): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil... Gram stain (bacterial walls): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gra... Otoplasty (cartilage): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ear... Mucus: Yasuki Omori, http://www.flickr.com/photos/yasuki/4... Sugar- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil...