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Three cyclic structures of monosaccharides are given below which of these are anomers.

NCERT Exemplar Unit 14 Q15 printed cyclic structures (I), (II), (III)

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Answer:
A
Solution:

I and II are cyclic hemiacetals of the same monosaccharide differing only in the configuration at C1 (anomeric carbon), hence anomers. NCERT print key (i).

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:BiomoleculesSubtopic:CARBOHYDRATES
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