Definitions

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  • noun organic chemistry Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.

Etymologies

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ano- + -mer

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Examples

  • "No," Kenji replied, unable to suppress anomer laugh.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • Aronson NN Jr, Halloran BA, Alexyev MF, Amable L, Madura JD, et al. (2003) Family 18 chitinase-oligosaccharide substrate interaction: subsite preference and anomer selectivity of

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hai Li et al. 2010

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