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Published on: August 14, 2026
Structure of disaccharide formed by glucose and fructose is given below. Identify anomeric
carbon atoms in monosaccharide units.
A
' 
' carbon of glucose and ' 
' carbon of fructose
' carbon of glucose and ' ' carbon of fructose B
' 
' carbon of glucose and ' 
' carbon of fructose
' carbon of glucose and ' ' carbon of fructose C
' 
' carbon of glucose and ' b ' carbon of fructose
' carbon of glucose and ' b ' carbon of fructose D
' f carbon of glucose and ' f carbon of fructose
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Carbon adjacent to oxygen atom in the cyclic structure of glucose or fructose is known as
anomeric carbon. In the given structure, ' a ' and ' b ' are present at adjacent to oxygen atom. Both carbons differ in configuration of the hydroxyl group.
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