In which of the following classes does the glucose and mannose are placed?

Epimers

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Anomers

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Ketohexose

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Disaccharide

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Solution

The correct option is A Epimers
Glucose and mannose are epimers because they both differ in configuration at C–2 and the Isomer which differ at $C_{2}$ position known as epimers of each other.

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