How to pronounce“anomeric”in English

The anomeric carbon was the carbonyl carbon, and becomes sp3 hybridized when the linear carbohydrate closes to form a ring.

We name this bond based on the stereochemistry of the anomeric carbon and the carbons that are involved in the bond.

Then, we use the anomeric carbon stereochemistry, and the linked carbon atoms, starting with the lowest number.

Looking at our Haworth, the anomeric carbon hydroxyl is on the same side as the carbon five substituent.

This is how we can get a mixture of stereoisomers at the anomeric carbon in a carbohydrate ring.

We can show the ring closure on a Fischer projection by drawing a long bond from the highest numbered chiral carbon to the anomeric carbon.

In DNA, the N-H groups of these bases link up with the anomeric carbon of a 2-deoxyribose sugar in a dehydration reaction.