BackThe ___/___ configuration of a monosaccharide is determined by the ________________ of the chiral carbon furthest from the carbonyl group, while the ___/___ anomers are determined by _______________ of the anomeric carbon.
Answer the following questions regarding the following cyclic monosaccharide shown below:
A) Clearly label the hemiacetal carbon.
B) The monosaccharide is a(n) _________ anomer.
a) Alpha (α).
b) Beta (β).
C) Draw the opposite anomer.
D) Draw the α stereoisomer that differs in the arrangement of substituents at C2.