Mini Bio (1) Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton was born on October 20, 1890 in Gulfport, Louisiana, USA as Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. He died on July 10, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Trivia (11)
source: Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry The alpha-carbon is the first carbon next to a functional group which is not involved in that group. In this example (Picture) any C to the left or right to the C=O is in alpha-position relative t...
Alpha and beta glucose differ in stereochemistry at one single carbon. In the alpha-form, a bulky group is in a so-called axial position, and in the beta-form, the group is in a more favourable equatorial position. These different positions lead to different bonds in polysaccharides, giving rise to a need for different enzymes to digest them.