JEE Main 2006 — Biomolecules Question with Solution
From: AIEEE 2006
Question
The term anomers of glucose refers to
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Disomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one (C-1)
Step-by-step explanation
Cyclization of the open chain structure of -- glucose has created a new stereocenter at which explains the existance of two cyclic forms of -- glucose, namely and . These two cyclic forms are diasteromers, such diasteromers which differ only in the configuration of chiral carbon developed on hemiacetal formation (it is in glucose and in fructose) are called anomers and the hemiacetal carbon ( or ) is called the anomeric carbon.
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