You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZaldopentose
noun
al·do·pen·tose
ˌal-dō-ˈpen-ˌtōs
-ˌtōz
plural aldopentoses
chemistry
: a pentose with an aldehyde functional group attached to the first carbon atom : a pentose (such as ribose or arabinose) of an aldehyde nature
It is a naturally occurring monosaccharide with a carbonyl group located at the end of its 5-carbon chain, making it an aldehyde derivative, or an aldopentose.—
Paula Frank, Prepared Foods, 1 June 2006
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