aldohexose

English

Etymology

From aldo- +‎ hexose.

Noun

aldohexose (plural aldohexoses)

1. (biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.

Hyponyms

• (hexose with aldehyde group): allose, altrose, glucose, mannose, gulose, idose, galactose, talose

Translations

any hexose containing an aldehyde group

• Italian: aldoesoso m
• Portuguese: aldoexose f
• Swedish: aldohexos (sv)

See also

• ketohexose