- Home
- Molecular Model Set - Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)
Material : PS / PE
HSN Code : 90230010
Polylab presents top rated and best Molecular Model Set – Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆), developed to provide a clear and interactive understanding of one of the most important biomolecules in chemistry and biology. This model helps students visualize the exact arrangement of atoms in glucose, supporting better comprehension of its cyclic and open-chain structures.
As trusted manufacturers and suppliers, Polylab focuses on delivering high-quality educational tools that simplify biochemical learning. The glucose model set enables accurate construction of the molecule, helping learners understand functional groups, bonding patterns, and molecular geometry in an engaging way.
Manufactured using durable, precision-molded components, the Polylab Glucose Molecular Model Set ensures consistent performance in academic environments. Its color-coded parts and easy assembly system make it suitable for both classroom demonstrations and individual study.
Code | Particulars | Packing |
|---|---|---|
58038 | Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) | 1 Pc |
Recognized among the best manufacturers and suppliers, Polylab continues to provide innovative science education solutions. This model set is ideal for building a strong conceptual foundation in carbohydrates and biological chemistry through hands-on learning.
Biochemistry Learning : Used for understanding carbohydrate structures.
Classroom Teaching : Helps demonstrate glucose molecular arrangement clearly.
Student Practice : Supports hands-on conceptual learning.
Laboratory Demonstrations : Useful for molecular modeling exercises.
Academic Training : Ideal for biology and chemistry education programs.
Accurate Glucose Structure : Represents C₆H₁₂O₆ molecule with correct atomic arrangement.
Open and Cyclic Form Understanding : Helps visualize different structural forms of glucose.
Color-Coded Components : Improves clarity in identifying atoms and bonds.
Durable Educational Kit : Designed for repeated classroom and lab usage.
Easy Model Assembly : Simple structure for quick learning and demonstration.
Consistent Product Quality : Manufactured under strict quality control standards.
Wide Academic Acceptance : Trusted by schools, colleges, and institutions.
Precision Design Approach : Ensures accurate molecular representation.
Cost-Effective Learning Tool : Durable and reusable for long-term use.
Reliable Supply Network : Ensures smooth availability and timely delivery.
This specialized set is the best because it provides exactly the right atoms to build glucose in its most common pyranose ring form. With 12 Carbon (IV), 24 Hydrogen (I), and 12 Oxygen (II) atoms, you actually have enough components for TWO complete glucose molecules. This allows building both alpha and beta anomers simultaneously for comparison, or constructing one glucose with spare parts for study. The tetrahedral carbon atoms create the correct chair conformation with all substituents properly oriented, providing the top rated accuracy for understanding sugar stereochemistry.
Glucose in solution exists predominantly in a six-membered pyranose ring folded into a chair conformation, similar to cyclohexane. In this conformation, bulky substituents (like -CH₂OH and -OH groups) prefer equatorial positions where they have more space and less steric hindrance. This set allows students to see exactly which hydroxyls are axial and which are equatorial, providing the best understanding of why glucose is so stable and how its shape affects biological recognition.
When glucose cyclizes to form the pyranose ring, the anomeric carbon (C1) can have the -OH group in two different orientations: axial in alpha glucose, equatorial in beta glucose. These two forms interconvert in solution (mutarotation) and have different properties. This set includes enough atoms to build both forms simultaneously, allowing direct comparison and making it the best for teaching this important concept.
The set includes 12 Carbon (IV) atoms, which is enough for TWO complete glucose molecules (each requires 6 carbons). This generous quantity allows you to build both alpha and beta anomers simultaneously for comparison, or build one glucose with plenty of spare parts. It also provides flexibility for modeling glucose derivatives or for classroom use where multiple students can share one set.
The set includes 70 Connectors, which is more than enough to build one or two complete glucose molecules. Glucose C₆H₁₂O₆ has 24 atoms and approximately 24 bonds per molecule, so 70 connectors allow building two complete molecules with spares. This generous quantity is the best for ensuring you can complete all models successfully.
The Link Remover Tool is a specially designed instrument for easily disassembling complex molecular models without damaging components. Glucose models involve multiple ring structures and many bonds, and disassembly by hand can be difficult. This tool provides the best leverage for separating connections and is the top rated for maintaining the sets longevity through repeated use in teaching and study.
This glucose set is suitable for a wide range of educational levels. It is excellent for advanced high school chemistry (AP/IB) when covering carbohydrates. It is ideal for undergraduate organic chemistry and biochemistry courses. It is also valuable for graduate-level studies in metabolism, glycobiology, and medicinal chemistry. Its exact molecular matching and two-molecule capability make it the best for in-depth study at any level.
Different sugars like glucose, galactose, and mannose are stereoisomers—they differ only in the orientation of hydroxyl groups at specific carbons. This set shows the exact three-dimensional arrangement of every -OH group, allowing students to see that glucose has all its hydroxyls equatorial except at the anomeric carbon. This clear visualization is the best for understanding how small stereochemical differences create completely different sugars.
While this set is optimized for the cyclic pyranose form (which is >99% of glucose in solution), the flexible connectors allow some exploration of the open-chain aldehyde form. However, the atoms are specifically designed with the geometry for the ring structure, making this set the best for studying the predominant cyclic form that is most biologically relevant.
The Molecular Model Set - Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) (Code 58038) is supplied individually, with one complete set per pack. Each set includes all 12 Carbon (IV) atoms, 24 Hydrogen (I) atoms, 12 Oxygen (II) atoms, 70 Connectors, and 1 Link Remover Tool, providing everything needed for comprehensive glucose structure modeling in a single specialized package—enough for two complete glucose molecules.
PolyLab offers a comprehensive range of high-quality plastic laboratory ware designed for accuracy, durability, and everyday laboratory applications across education, research, healthcare, and industrial sectors.
Copyright © 2026 PolyLab, All Rights Reserved.
