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
- AGlucose, galactose
- BGlucose, fructose
- CGlucose, ribose
- 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 .