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Understanding Glucose and Mannose Epimers in Biochemistry

Explore the concept of epimers with glucose and mannose, where a single chiral center differentiates them. Learn about anomeric carbon and the a and b anomers in sugars like D-glucopyranose. Dive into the interconversion of D-glucopyranose from its a to b forms.

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Understanding Glucose and Mannose Epimers in Biochemistry

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  1. Glucose and mannose are “epimers”, as they differ by at only one chiral center. Figure 8-1 part 3

  2. 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

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