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vish_chem
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Symbol for D in D-glucose

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Dear All,
I am unable to find the symbol for D in D-glucose in latex.
For details on this symbol see first line of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose

Can anyone help on this.
Thanks.

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josephwright
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Symbol for D in D-glucose

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These are traditionally set in small caps

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\textsc{d}-glucose
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