9. Carbohydrates

Amongst the aldopentoses shown below, identify the pairs that are enantiomers.

____ and ____

____ and ____

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Two sugars which differ from one another only in configuration of one of many chiral carbon atoms are termed:

Use the Fischer projections of the four monosaccharides below to answer the next two problems (A & B).

A) The term that best describes the relationship of all four sugars to each other is:

a) Diastereomers.

b) Enantiomers.

c) Epimers.

Which sugar is an enantiomer of sugar A? How many stereoisomers does sugar A have?

According to the Fischer projections of the following monosaccharides, circle the C-5 epimer of L-Talose?

Which term best describes the relationship between D-Mannose & L-Mannose?