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How many number of stereo isomers possible for a carbohydrate with molecular formula C6H12O6 which is a ketohexose?

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a

4

b

8

c

16

d

32

answer is B.

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  • Ketohexoses. A ketohexose is a ketone-containing hexose. 
  • Biologically, the most important example is fructose. 
  • In the linear form, the 2-ketohexoses have three chiral centers and therefore eight possible stereoisomers (23), comprising four pairs of enantiomers.
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How many number of stereo isomers possible for a carbohydrate with molecular formula C6H12O6 which is a ketohexose?