The transformation of a monosaccharide into its ______ occurs easily and does not require the assistance of a catalyst.
A)epimer
B)anomer
C)sugar alcohol
D)diastereomer
E)none of the above

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The transformation of a monosaccharide into its anomer occurs easily and does not require the assistance of a catalyst. An anomer is a stereoisomer that differs in the configuration at the anomeric (or hemiacetal) carbon, which is the carbon that was a carbonyl group in the straight-chain form of the monosaccharide. The transformation from one anomer to another is known as mutarotation and occurs easily due to the instability of the hemiacetal functional group, which can readily open and close to create a different stereoisomer.

The Transformation of a Monosaccharide into Its ______ Occurs Easily