MCAT Question A Day - 2/24/14 - Answer!
The aldohexoses shown below are examples of which of the following?
A. Enantiomers
B. Optically inactive isomers
C. Anomers
D. Epimers
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The correct answer is (D). Epimers are diastereomeric aldoses that differ only in their configuration about carbon-2.
