Essential Biochemistry - Carbohydrate Chemistry (Section 2 - No. 28)

What is the role of anomers in sugar chemistry?
They are isomers that differ in configuration around the anomeric carbon
They are mirror images of each other
They are the same molecule with different functional groups
They are molecules with different numbers of carbons

Explanation

Anomers are stereoisomers that differ in the configuration at the anomeric carbon.

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