ALDOSE

Aldose

An aldose is a monosaccharide that contains only one aldehyde group per molecule. The chemical formula takes the form Cnn. The simplest possible aldose is the diose glycolaldehyde, which only contains two carbon atoms.

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aldose

Noun

  1. Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.


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