Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Aldo
tetrose
:
A
monosaccharide
having both an
aldehyde
(an
aldose
) and four carbons (a
tetrose
).
D
-
Erythrose
, an
aldo
tetrose
.
Related terms:
Aldohexose
,
ketohexose
,
ketopentose
,
aldopentose
,
aldotriose
,
erythrose
,
threose
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