Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Aldonic
acid
:
A
molecule
similar to an
aldose
, except that the
aldehyde
has been
oxidized
to a
carboxylic acid
.
D
-
Glucose
D
-Gluconic
acid
Oxidation
(with
aqueous
bromine) of the
aldehyde
of
D
-
glucose
(an
aldohexose
)
produces
D
-gluconic
acid
(an aldonic
acid
).
Related terms:
Aldaric acid
,
fatty acid
,
Fehling's test
,
Benedict's test
,
reducing sugar
,
wedge
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