Question

The term anomers of glucose refers to:

• A. isomers of glucose that differ in configurations at carbons one and four (C-1 and C-4)
• B. a mixture of (D)-glucose and (L)-glucose
• C. enantiomers of glucose
• D. isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one (C-1)

Answer 1

The correct option is D isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one (C-1)

$\text{Anomers are cyclic monosaccharides or glycosides that are epimers}$ i.e. differing from each other in the configuration of $C-1,$ if they are aldoses, or in the configuration at $C-2$, if they are ketoses. $\text{Since glucose is an aldose,}$$\text{anomer of glucose refers to isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one (C−1).}$