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The alpha and beta anomers of glucose differ in configuration at which carbon?
AC5
BC2
CC1
DC6
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. C1
The hydroxyl on C1, the former aldehyde carbon, is oriented differently in the two ring forms, so C1 is the anomeric carbon.
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