Question #0de97
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Jul 16, 2016
Yes, L-glucose also has α and β anomers.
Explanation:
Yes, L-glucose also has α and β anomers.
The structures of the α and β anomers of D-glucose are
Note that in the α isomer the
In the β isomer, the
In L-glucose, all the orientations are reversed.
What was "up" becomes "down", and what was "down" becomes "up".
F or example, α L-glucose is
(From palaeos.com)
and β L-glucose is
(From web.pdx.edu)
Note that the definitions of α and β stay the same.
α is still opposite to the
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