(A) D or L series
(B) Dextro or levorotatory
(C) α and β anomers
(D) Epimers
Tag: Biochemistry Mcqs
Compounds having the same structural formula but differing in spatial configuration are known as?
(A) Stereoisomers
(B) Anomers
(C) Optical isomers
(D) Epimers
α-D-glucose + 1120 → + 52.50 ← + 190 β- D-glucose for glucose above represents?
(A) Optical isomerism
(B) Mutarotation
(C) Epimerisation
(D) D and L isomerism
α-D-glucose and β -D-glucose are?
(A) Stereoisomers
(B) Epimers
(C) Anomers
(D) Keto-aldo pairs
The most important epimer of glucose is?
(A) Galactose
(B) Fructose
(C) Arabinose
(D) Xylose
Isomers differing as a result of variations in configuration of the —OH and —H on carbon atoms 2, 3 and 4 of glucose are known as?
(A) Epimers
(B) Anomers
(C) Optical isomers
(D) Steroisomers
Two sugars which differ from one another only in configuration around a single carbon atom are termed?
(A) Epimers
(B) Anomers
(C) Optical isomers
(D) Stereoisomers
The number of isomers of glucose is?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 16