Several scientific laboratories across the globe are involved in research concerning the origin of life on Earth. Which of these questions is currently the most problematic and would have the greatest impact on our understanding if we were able to answer it?

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following is truly stating about the stereochemistry of D-Erythrose, L-Erythrose  and D-Threose and L-Threose

1. D-Erythrose, L-Erythrose are enantiomers to each other

2. D-Erythrose, L-Erythrose are diastereomers to each other

3. D-Erythrose and D-Threose are diastereomers to each other 

4. D-Erythrose, L-Erythrose are enantiomers to each other 

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Two sugars that differ in configuration at only one chiral center are described as

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the is true regarding D-Mannose,  D-Glucose, and D-Galactose

1. D-Mannose are epimer with D-Glucose, at C2

2. D-Glucose, are epimer with D-Galactose at C4

3. D-Mannose are epimer with D-Galactose at C4

4. D-Galactose are epimer with D-Mannose at C2

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Which of the following is incorrect regarding the given figure

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Cyclic monosaccharides or glycosides that are epimers, differing from each other in the configuration of C-1 if they are aldoses or in the configuration at C-2 if they are ketoses are known as

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At equilibrium in aqueous solution which form of sugar will be dominating