Anomeric Carbon in Carbohydrates

Which term describes compounds that have the same chemical formula but different structures?

If two monosaccharides differ in configuration around only one specific carbon atom, except the carbonyl carbon, what are they defined as?

In sugars, which carbons are numbered first when identifying epimers?

What is the term used to describe pairs of structures that are mirror images of each other?

Which form do monosaccharides predominantly exist in, if they have 5 or more carbons?

What reaction leads to the formation of alpha and beta anomers of glucose?

What is the term used to describe the spontaneous interconversion of the α and β anomeric forms of glucose?

In the formation of sugar ring structures, what is the type of ring structure formed by aldoses called?

Which carbon position is labeled as the anomeric carbon in the formation of α and β anomers of glucose?

What is the more thermodynamically favorable form of sugar rings commonly found in nature?

Which type of ring structure is more kinetically favorable in the formation of sugar rings?

In sugar ring formation, what reaction leads to the creation of di-, oligo-, and polysaccharides?

Which term best describes a sugar with 6 carbons?

What is the term for a six-carbon sugar that forms a ring structure?

In the Fischer projection of glucose, where is the anomeric carbon located?

What process involves the conversion between alpha and beta anomers of glucose?

Which term describes a sugar with an aldehyde group and four carbon atoms?

What is unique about glyceraldehyde among monosaccharides?