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JIPMER 2019
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2019
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Biomolecules (B)

JIPMER 2019 · Botany · Biomolecules (B)

Among the following choose the correct epimers.

Among the following choose the correct epimers.

Options

  1. AGlucose, galactose
  2. BGlucose, fructose
  3. CGlucose, ribose
  4. DGluconic acid, glucose

Correct answer

A. Glucose, galactose

Step-by-step solution

Epimers are optical isomers that differ in the configuration of a single carbon atom. In the question, glucose and galactose sugars are example of epimers. They differ only in the configuration at C−4\mathrm{C}-4.
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