Carbohydrate Nomenclature

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What is the term for stereoisomers that differ only in one chiral carbon atom?

  • Enantiomers
  • Epimers (correct)
  • Diastereomers
  • Stereoisomers

What is the relationship between epimers and diastereomers?

  • Diastereomers are a type of epimers
  • Epimers are a type of enantiomers
  • Epimers are a special case of stereoismers
  • Epimers are a special case of diastereoisomers (correct)

What determines whether a stereoisomer is a D-enantiomer or an L-enantiomer?

  • The configuration of the highest numbered chiral carbon atom (correct)
  • The number of C-atoms in the backbone
  • The position of the carbonyl group
  • The number of chiral carbon atoms

What is the result of intramolecular cyclisation in the formation of an extra chiral carbon?

<p>Formation of 2 diastereomers of each other (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total number of stereoisomers that can be formed with 3 chiral carbon atoms?

<p>8 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for non-superimposable mirror images?

<p>Enantiomers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the anomeric carbon atom in a Hayward projection?

<p>Numbered clockwise (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a type of diastereomer?

<p>Epimers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the OH group in an α-anomer in the Fischer projection?

<p>Faces down (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary form of hexose rings under physiological conditions?

<p>Pyranose ring (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of oxidation of C1 of aldoses?

<p>Aldonic acids (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is formed by the reduction of carbonyl group on sugars?

<p>Sugar alcohols (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a factor that determines the distribution between pyranose and furanose ring forms?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Cu2O in sugar testing?

<p>Forms a red precipitate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of a hydroxyl group attacking from the top in a reaction?

<p>Pushed down (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the vitamin derived from D-glucaronate?

<p>Ascorbic acid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equilibrium state of free laconic acids in solution?

<p>With lactones (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of oxidation of the highest numbered C of aldoses?

<p>Alduronic acids (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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