The Haworth projection of beta L galactose contains a six membered ring contains a single oxygen atom and five carbon atoms. Carbons one, two , and four have a hydroxide group pointing down, carbon two has a hydroxide group pointing up, and carbon five has the group CH2OH pointing down. The Haworth projection of beta L glucose contains a six membered ring contains a single oxygen atom and five carbon atoms. Carbons one and three have a hydroxide group pointing down, carbons two and four have a hydroxide group pointing up, and carbon five has a CH2OH group pointing down.

Which of the terms explains the relationship between the two compounds?

(A) epimers

(B) diastereomers

(C) enantiomers

(D) anomers