Definition of Mutarotation

1. Noun. (organic chemistry carbohydrates) A dynamic change in the rotation of polarized light as it passes through a fresh solution of some sugars as an equilibrium mixture of anomers is formed ¹

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Medical Definition of Mutarotation

1. Name given to the phenomenon that occurs when glucose is dissolved in water. There is an equilibrium that is formed between the open-chain form and the alpha and beta pyranose forms. The beta is the most stable conformation because it puts the -OH in an equatorial position and thus most of the glucose in the aqueous solution is in the beta form. (09 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mutarotation

mutagenically
mutagenicities
mutagenicity
mutagenicity test
mutagenicity tests
mutagenize
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mutan synthetase
mutanda
mutandum
mutant
mutant gene
mutants
mutarotase
mutarotation (current term)
mutarotations
mutasarrif
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mutated contraction
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mutatin'
mutating
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mutation rate

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