Alternative structures for Deoxyribose
Note that numbering in the
Haworth structure of Deoxyribose sugar proceeds
clock-wise, with the 5'-C projecting.
This is the numbering system used in molecular biology. The
Fischer structure numbering runs top to bottom, and
is often used in organic chemistry
Figure © 2012 TA Brown, Introduction
to Genetics (1st ed.); additional
text © 2013 by Steven M. Carr