anomer /an·o·mer/ (an´o-mer) either of a pair of cyclic stereoisomers (designated α or β) of a sugar or glycoside, differing only in configuration at the reducing carbon atom.anomer´ic 
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The α- and β-anomers of glucose: (A) α-d-glucopyranose; (B) β-d-glucopyranose. The hydroxyl group of interest is indicated by the yellow boxes.
an·o·mer ( n  -mr)n. A cyclic stereoisomer, such as a sugar, whose sole conformational difference involves the arrangement of atoms or groups in the aldehyde or ketone group. |
anomer
one of two stereoisomers (designated α or β) of the furanose or pyranose form of a sugar, e.g. α-d-glucose. α-forms have −OH group of the anomeric carbon below the plane of the furanose or pyranose ring.
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