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What are anomers ?

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The two cyclic hemiacetal forms of glucose differ only in the configuration of the hydroxyl group at Cl called anomeric carbons (the aldehyde carbon before-cyclisation): Such isomers i.e., `alpha`-form and `beta`-form are called anomers.
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