Mutarotation

Mutarotation is the change in specific rotation that occurs when an α (alpha) or β (beta) hemiacetal form of carbohydrate is converted into an equilibrium mixture of the two forms.

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See also: Mutarotation, Carbohydrate, Chemistry, Hemiacetal