Threose
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threose-163-13331589
title:
Threose
text:
Threose is a four-carbon monosaccharide with molecular formula C4H8O4. It has a terminal aldehyde group rather than a ketone in its linear chain, and so is considered part of the aldose family of monosaccharides. The threose name can be used to refer to both the D- and L-stereoisomers, and more generally to the racemic mixture (D/L-, equal parts D- and L-) as well as to the more generic threose structure (absolute stereochemistry unspecified). The prefix "threo" which derives from threose (and "
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threose
date created:
2004-12-20T13:48:20Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T13:16:30Z
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13
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