Use the following figures to name the given monosaccharides.
(a) C2 epimer of D-allose
(b) C4 epimer of D-galactose
(c) C3 epimer of D-xylose

• A. (a) D-mannose(b) D-gulose(c) D-lyxose
• B. (a) D-altrose(b) D-glucose(c) D-ribose
• C. (a) D-idose(b) D-talose(c) D-arabinose
• D. (a) D-glucose(b) D-altrose(c) D-lyxose

Answer: (B)