Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Tetr
ose
:
A four-carbon
monosaccharide
. Can be
cyclic
or
acyclic
.
D
-
Erythrose
D
-
Threose
Erythrose
and
threose
are the only
aldotetroses
.
Related terms:
Triose
,
pentose
,
hexose
,
aldose
,
ketose
,
ketotetrose
,
Fischer projection
,
CHO
,
wedge
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