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Published on: August 14, 2026
Structure of a disaccharide formed by glucose and fructose is given below. Identify
anomeric carbon atoms in monosaccharide units.
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Anomeric carbon is carbon adjacent to oxygen atom in the cyclic structure of glucose or
fructose. As shown in the structure, ' a ' and ' b ' are present at adjacent to oxygen atom. Both carbons differ in configurations of the hydroxyl group.
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