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Glucose and mannose are “ epimers ” , as they differ by at only one chiral center. Figure 8-1 part 3. C1 is the called anomeric carbon, hence, each sugar has two “ anomers ” , the a and b anomers. The interconversion of D -glucopyranose between its a and b forms. Figure 8-4.
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Glucose and mannose are “epimers”, as they differ by at only one chiral center. Figure 8-1 part 3
C1 is the called anomeric carbon, hence, each sugarhas two “anomers”, the a and b anomers. The interconversion of D-glucopyranose betweenits a and b forms. Figure 8-4