Term: mutarotation
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04073

Definition:
The change in optical rotation accompanying epimerization. In sugar chemistry this term usually refers to epimerization at the hemiacetal carbon atom.

Related Terms:
1) optical rotation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04312).
2) epimerization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02166).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2212 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)

Citation: 'mutarotation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04073

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