Question

What is the difference between alpha and beta glucose?

Answer 1

The difference between the alpha glucose and beta glucose is as follows,

Alpha Glucose	Beta Glucose
Alpha glucose is a cyclic hemiacetal form of glucose where at anomeric carbon, the position of hydroxyl group is in downward direction.	Beta glucose is a cyclic hemiacetal form of glucose where at anomeric carbon the position of hydroxyl group is in upward direction.