Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Ald
ose
:
An
acyclic
carbohydrate
with an
aldehyde
group
at carbon 1.
Acyclic
D
-
glucose
D
-
glucopyranose
D
-
glucose
is in
equilibrium
between its
acyclic
aldose form and
cyclic
pyranose
form.
Related terms:
Ketose
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