Question

The term anomers of glucose refers to :

• A. isomers of glucose that differ in configurations at carbons one and four (C-l 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-l)

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Anomers of glucose are cyclic diastereomers (epimers) differing in configuration at C-l, existing in two forms $\alpha$ and $\beta$ respectively.