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Anomeric carbon
Carbon comprising the carbonyl function that can form a ring with the highest-numbered chiral carbon's hydroxyl group of a monosaccharide.
The carbon atom in a sugar that becomes a new stereocenter when the open-chain form cyclizes. It defines the α or β configuration of the sugar and is the site of glycosidic bond formation.
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Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary
The carbon atom in a sugar that becomes a new stereocenter when the open-chain form cyclizes. It defines the α or β configuration of the sugar and is the site of glycosidic bond formation.
Related terms
Chiral carbon, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides