Essential Biochemistry - Carbohydrate Chemistry (Section 6 - No. 11)
Which of the following is a characteristic of alpha and beta anomers?
They differ in the configuration around the anomeric carbon.
They are structural isomers.
They are enantiomers.
They are always in equilibrium with each other.
Explanation
Alpha and beta anomers differ in the position of the hydroxyl group on the anomeric carbon.
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