Which of the following monosaccharides is a ketose?
Correct!
 Dihydroxyacetone
 Galactose
 Glucose
 Glyceraldehyde
 Idose
Dihydroxyacetone
Question 2
3 / 3 pts
When two carbohydrates are epimers:
 One is a pyranose, the other a furanose
 One is an aldose, the other a ketose
 They differ in length by one carbon
 They differ only in the configuration about one carbon atom
 They react differently with iodine
THEY DIFFER ONLY IN THE CONFIGURATION ABOUT ONE CARBON ATOM
Which pair is anomeric?
A) D-glucose and D-fructose
B) D-glucose and L-fructose
C) D-glucose and L-glucose
D) �-D-glucose and � -D-glucose
E) α-D-glucose and β-L-glucose
D) �-D-glucose and � -D-glucose