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Threose

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erythrosenoun(biochemistry) the aldotetrose (2R,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal
aldotriosenoun(biochemistry) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde
triulosenoun(biochemistry) dihydroxyacetone considered as a ketotriose
ketotriosenoun(biochemistry) Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone
threofuranosenoun(biochemistry) The furanose form of threose
triosenoun(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L-/D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses.
trihexosenoun(biochemistry) Any trisaccharide derived from three hexose moieties
threose nucleic acidnoun(biochemistry) An analog of RNA in which the sugar component is threose—considered to be a primordial precursor to RNA
threonucleic acidnoun(biochemistry) threose nucleic acid
globotriosenoun(biochemistry) A triose composed of two galactose residues and one glucose residue
tetrosenoun(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing four carbon atoms.
aldotetrosenoun(biochemistry) Any aldose having four carbon atoms
cellotriosenoun(biochemistry) A trisaccharide in which three glucose units are joined with 1, 4-β linkages
glucotetraosenoun(biochemistry) Any tetraose containing a glucose group
triaosenountriose
threitolnoun(chemistry) A polyalcohol with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₄, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.
glucotriosenoun(biochemistry) Any triose containing a glucose group
tetraosenoun(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide containing four monosaccharide moieties
trehalosenoun(biochemistry) A disaccharide formed from two glucose units; it is an isomer of maltose.
erythrulosenoun(biochemistry) The ketotetrose (R)-1,3,4-trihydroxybutan-2-one used in some artificial tanning preparations

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