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...

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