Aldose
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aldose is a noun meaning (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
Meaning
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
Example Sentences
The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.
Word Forms
- aldoses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reductase, aldehyde, aldohexose, ketoaldose, aldosamine, aldol.
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