Number of stereoisomers of glucose is

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Chemi 146 July 24, 2021 0 Comments

Number of stereoisomers of glucose is
(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 16 (D) None of these

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2022-07-29T06:30:55+00:00

16. Aldohexoses include D- and L-forms of allose, altrose, glucose, mannose, gulose, inose, galactose, and talose. There are 16 potential stereoisomers of aldohexoses in open-chain form.