Depicting Carbohydrate Stereochemistry: Fischer Projections Carbohydrates with more than one chirality center are shown in Fischer projection by stacking the centers on top of one another By convention the carbonyl carbon is always placed at or near the top H OH H-C✉OH H HO H HO-C-H H CH2OH HOOH H H OH H-C-OH CHO OH H OH HC✉OH H OH CH2OH CH2OH Glucose (carbonyl group at top)Carbohydrates with more than one chirality center are shown in Fischer projection by stacking the centers on top of one another ▪ By convention the carbonyl carbon is always placed at or near the top Depicting Carbohydrate Stereochemistry: Fischer Projections