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ChemistryBiomoleculesCARBOHYDRATESMedium2 minPYQ_2013
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When a monosaccharide forms a cyclic hemiacetal, the carbon atom that contained the carbonyl group is identified as the .... Carbon atom, because
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When two cyclic forms of a carbohydrate differ in configuration only at hemiacetal carbons, they are said to be anomers. Thus, anomers are cyclic forms of carbohydrates that are epimeric at hemiacetal carbon and this carbon ( of aldose) is called anomeric carbon, e.g.,
Stream:VITEEESubject:ChemistryTopic:BiomoleculesSubtopic:CARBOHYDRATES
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