Question

The term anomers of glucose refer to ____________.

Options

• isomers of glucose that differ in configurations at carbons one and four (C-1 and C-4)

• a mixture of (D)-glucose and (L)-glucose

• enantiomers of glucose

• isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one (C-1)

Answer 1

The term anomers of glucose refer to isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one (C-1).

Explanation:

Anomers are diastereomeric compounds that differ only in their C-1 carbon structure.