The α- and β- forms of glucose are

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The α- and β- forms of glucose are (A) isomers of D(+) glucose and L(-) glucose respectively (B) diastereoisomers of glucose (C) anomers of glucose (D) isomers which differ in the configuration of C-2

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The structures of α - and β - forms of glucose are <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/6e0a844824e04d6aa0911c35a5217da1-.png" /> Since, the two forms differ in the configuration around C 1 (anomeric carbons), these are called anomers.

Q. The $α$ - and $β$ - forms of glucose are

isomers of D(+) glucose and L(-) glucose respectively

diastereoisomers of glucose

anomers of glucose

isomers which differ in the configuration of C-2

isomers which differ in the configuration of C-5

The structures of $α$ - and $β$ - forms of glucose are

Since, the two forms differ in the configuration around $C_{1}$ (anomeric carbons), these are called anomers.

Q. The α- and β- forms of glucose are