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Which of the following is an example of epimers?(a) Glucose & Galactose(b) Glucose & Ribose(c) Mannose & Glucose(d) Galactose & MannoseI got this question in examination.My question comes from Monosaccharides and Disaccharides in portion Enzymes, Carbohydrates and Gycobiology of Biochemistry

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Right choice is (a) Glucose & GALACTOSE

The explanation is: Both glucose and galactose have the same chemical FORMULA but the orientation of –OH group on C4 MOLECULE in both the compounds are different.



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