The compounds α-D-fructofuranose and β-D-fructofuranose are ________.
A)enantiomers
B)mutamers
C)anomers
D)conformational isomers

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α-D-fructofuranose and β-D-fructofuranose are anomers. Anomers are stereoisomers that differ in their configuration at the anomeric carbon, which is the carbon that is involved in forming the glycosidic bond in carbohydrates. In fructose, the anomeric carbon is the carbon that is attached to both the oxygen of the carbonyl group and the oxygen of the five-membered furan ring. α and β refer to the orientation of the substituent group (CH2OH) at the anomeric carbon in relation to the ring structure of the molecule.

The Compounds α-D-Fructofuranose and β-D-Fructofuranose Are ________