Nomenclature
In the d/l system, glyceraldehyde is used as the configurational standard for carbohydrates. Monosaccharides with a conformation identical to (R)-glyceraldehyde at the last stereocentre, for example C5 in glucose, are assigned the stereo-descriptor d-. Those similar to (S)-glyceraldehyde are assigned an l-.
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