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Name the epimers of D-gulose.

Name: Problem 11, Chapter 11: Biochemistry
Uploaded: 2023-01-17T02:46:44-08:00
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Description: Name the epimers of D-gulose.

   Name the epimers of D-gulose.

Biochemistry

Donald Voet, Judith… 4th Edition

Chapter 11, Problem 11

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01/17/2023

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Epimers are one of a pair of stereoisomers that differ in the absolute configuration at a single stereocenter. Show more…

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Epimers

Epimers are a specific type of stereoisomers that differ in configuration at only one of several chiral centers in a molecule. In carbohydrate chemistry, understanding epimers is essential because many sugars have several stereocenters, and a change at one can result in a different sugar with distinct biological and chemical properties.

Carbohydrate Stereochemistry

Carbohydrate stereochemistry deals with the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in sugar molecules. This arrangement defines the identity and reactivity of sugars, and understanding it is critical when comparing sugars, such as when determining the relationship between different epimers of a hexose like D-gulose.

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