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Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon sugar alcohol found in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens. Volemitol is formed when D-manno-heptose undergoes reduction at carbon 1. Based on this information, draw the structure of volemitol.

Structure of D-manno-heptose, a seven-carbon sugar.

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Another representation of volemitol, a seven-carbon sugar alcohol.

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Structure of volemitol, a seven-carbon sugar alcohol.

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Structure of a seven-carbon sugar with a carboxylic acid group.

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Another structure of a seven-carbon sugar with a carboxylic acid group.