Q. The term anomers of glucose refers to
A) Isomers of glucose that differ in configurations at carbons one and four (C-1 and C-4)
B) A mixture of (D)-glucose and (L)-glucose
C) Enantiomers of glucose
D) Isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one (C-1)
Explanation
(d)
Anomers of glucose are cyclic diastereomers (epimers) differing in configuration at C-1 existing in two forms $\alpha\ and\ \beta$ respecively.
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