Monosaccharides whose ring-structures that differ only as shown below on the ring carbon next to the oxygen are called

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Monosaccharides whose ring-structures that differ only as shown below on the ring carbon next to the oxygen  are called

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Anomers are monosaccharides that differ only in their configuration at the anomeric carbon (the carbon adjacent to the oxygen in the ring structure). In this case, the difference is at the ring carbon next to the anomeric carbon, which still falls under the definition of anomers. Constitutional isomers differ in the order of atoms, enantiomers are mirror images of each other, and cis-trans isomers arise from restricted rotation about a double bond. None of these accurately describe the difference between the ring structures given.

Monosaccharides Whose Ring-Structures That Differ Only as Shown Below on the Ring