MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Kiliani-Fischer synthesis is a method converting a monosaccharide into a monosaccharide with one more carbon atom. Because the mechanism is not stereospecific, two epimers are produced from each monosaccharide. If a sample of D-glyceraldehyde, a triose, were used and a series of Kiliani-Fischer syntheses were applied, what proportion of all hexoses would be glucose?
    		 

    A

    		 13%

    B

    		 50%

    C

    		 67%

    D

    		 100%



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