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(D) The $D$ and $L$ notations are used to describe the configuration of the chiral carbon atom furthest from the carbonyl group,relative to the refere

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Configuration of a specific chiral carbon

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(D) The $D$ and $L$ notations are used to describe the configuration of the chiral carbon atom furthest from the carbonyl group,relative to the reference molecule $glyceraldehyde$. In $D-glucose$,the $D-$ prefix indicates that the hydroxyl group $(-OH)$ on the chiral carbon furthest from the aldehyde group is on the right side in the Fischer projection,which corresponds to the configuration of $D-glyceraldehyde$.

In $D-glucose$,the letter $D-$ indicates ...........

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