Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Aldo
pentose
:
A
monosaccharide
containing both an
aldehyde
(an
aldose
) and five carbons (a
pentose
).
Molecular structure
of
D
-
ribose
, an
aldo
pentose
.
Related terms:
Aldohexose
,
ketohexose
,
ketopentose
,
aldotetrose
,
aldotriose
,
xylose
,
arabinose
,
lyxose
,
ribofuranose
,
deoxyribofuranose
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