aldose
CHEBI:CHEBI_15693
Definition
Aldehydic parent sugars (polyhydroxy aldehydes H[CH(OH)]nC(=O)H, n >= 2) and their intramolecular hemiacetals.
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C2H4O2(CH2O)n
- Charge
- 0
Alternative Names
- Aldose
- aldoses
- an aldose
Drug Classification
-
monosaccharideView Class →
CHEBI:35381
-
aldohexoseView Class →
CHEBI:33917
-
aldopentoseView Class →
CHEBI:33916
Important Medical Information
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Additional Identifiers
- core#notation
- CHEBI:15693
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Aldose
Additional References
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Additional Attributes
- oboInOwl#hasOBONamespace
- chebi_ontology
- oboInOwl#hasAlternativeId
- CHEBI:2561
- oboInOwl#id
- CHEBI:15693
- core#notation
- CHEBI:15693
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Aldose
- oboInOwl#inSubset
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
- 22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
- owl#annotatedSource
- t116159