Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Aldohexose

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Aldo hexose: A monosaccharide whose molecular structure contains both an aldehyde (an aldose) and six carbons (a hexose).

Molecular structure of D-glucose, the most common aldo hexose.

Related terms: Aldopentose, ketohexose, ketopentose, aldotetrose, aldotriose, allose, altrose, mannose, gulose, idose, galactose, talose, glucopyranose, Fischer projection, Haworth projection
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