Can someone help me in identifying enantiomer pairs, specially in carbohydrates (sugars)? Also, state an example.
1 Answer
Jul 21, 2015
Enantiomeric pairs are stereoisomers that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other.
Explanation:
Examples are D- and L-glucose
(from hy.wikipedia.org)
and D- and L-ribose
(from www.wikiwand.com)
The D- and L- forms of any carbohydrate are enantiomeric pairs.
