Question

How do I make a ball-and-stick model of glucosamine?

Answer 1

Here's one way to do it.

Explanation:

Glucosamine is an organic compound with formula `"C"_6"H"_13"NO"_5`.

It is called an amino sugar, because one of the `"OH"` groups in glucose is replaced by an `"NH"_2` group.

Their structures are

(From Examine.com)

Here are some other views to help you make a ball and stick model:

In this picture, the colour code is: `"grey = carbon", color(grey)("white") "= hydrogen"; color(red)("red")" = oxygen"; color(blue)("blue") "= nitrogen"`.

Here's another picture in which the bonds are "skinnier".

The pictures may help you to make a model of glucosamine.