Question

The term anomers of glucose refers to:

• A. Isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at C -1
• B. Enantiomers of glucose
• C. Position isomers of glucose
• D. Both (b) & (c)

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Anomers are cyclic monosaccharides or glycosides that are epimers i.e. differing from each other in the configuration of $C-1$, if they are aldoses, or in the configuration at $C-2$, if they are ketoses. Since glucose is an aldose, anomer of glucose refers to isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one $(C-1)$.