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The α-D-glucose and β-D-glucose isomers of glucose are known as _______(a) enantiomers(b) stereoisomers(c) anomers(d) glycomersI had been asked this question in final exam.The question is from Biomolecules Carbohydrates in chapter Biomolecules of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right ANSWER is (c) ANOMERS

Explanation: In the cyclic STRUCTURE of glucose, the pair of optical isomers that differ in the configuration only AROUND the C1 CARBON (anomeric carbon) are called anomers.



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