Practice: Which sugar is an enantiomer of sugar A? How many stereoisomers does sugar A have?
Concept #1: Stereochemistry of Monosaccharides
Concept #2: Calculating # of Stereoisomers
Concept #3: Monosaccharide Epimers
Practice: 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.
Concept #4: Review of Monosaccharide Isomers
Practice: Two sugars which differ from one another only in configuration of one of many chiral carbon atoms are termed:
Practice: Amongst the aldopentoses shown below, identify the pairs that are enantiomers.
____ and ____
____ and ____
____ and ____
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Practice: Which term best describes the relationship between D-Mannose & L-Mannose?
Practice: According to the Fischer projections of the following monosaccharides, circle the C-5 epimer of L-Talose?
