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are epimers because they differ only in the stereochemistry at the C-2 position. The hydroxy group in β-D-glucopyranose is equatorial (in the "plane" of the ring), while in β-D-mannopyranose the C-2 hydroxy group is
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reactions. Epimerization can be spontaneous (generally a slow process), or catalysed by enzymes, e.g. the epimerization between the sugars
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Epimerization is a chemical process where an epimer is converted to its diastereomeric counterpart. It can happen in
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are epimers that differ at the C-4 position, with the former being equatorial and the latter being axial.
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In the case that the difference is the -OH groups on C-1, the anomeric carbon, such as in the case of α-
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Zhang, Chunming; Trudell, Mark L. (1996). "A Short and Efficient Total Synthesis of (±)-Epibatidine".
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synthesis is an example of epimerization. Pharmaceutical examples include epimerization of the
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out of at least two. All other stereogenic centers in the molecules are the same in each.
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to the pharmacologically preferred and lower-energy threo isomers, and undesired
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is the interconversion of one epimer to the other epimer.
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The penultimate step in Zhang & Trudell's classic
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Index

Epimerization
stereochemistry
diastereomers
configuration
stereogenic center
Doxorubicin
epirubicin

glucopyranose
mannopyranose
axial
enantiomers
anomers
anomeric carbon
galactopyranose




epi-inositol
inositol
lipoxin
epilipoxin




condensed tannins depolymerization
N-acetylglucosamine
N-acetylmannosamine

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