Question

The letter $'D'$ in $D-glucose$ signifies____

• A. dextrorotatory
• B. configuration at all chiral carbons
• C. configuration at a particular chiral carbon
• D. that it is a monosaccharide

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

configuration at a particular chiral carbon

Answer 2

Letter 'D' before the name of monosaccharide reveals that the $-$ OH group at the second carbon atom is towards the right ie, it only shows the configuration a particular chiral carbon.