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Explain the phenomenon of mutarotation. How is it detected?
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It occurs when these molecules undergo a spontaneous change in their optical rotation, which is the ability to rotate the plane of polarized light. This change happens due to the interconversion between the α (alpha) and β (beta) anomers of the carbohydrate Show more…
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