Diose
Adioseis amonosaccharidecontaining twocarbonatoms.Because the generalchemical formulaof an unmodified monosaccharide is (C·H2O)n,wherenis three or greater, it does not meet the formal definition of a monosaccharide.[1]However, since it does fit the formula (C·H2O)n,it is sometimes thought of as the most basic sugar.[2]
There is only one possible diose,glycolaldehyde(2-hydroxyethanal), which is an aldodiose (a ketodiose is not possible since there are only two carbons).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Mathews, Christopher K.; Van Holde, Kensal Edward; Ahern, Kevin G. (2000).Biochemistry(3rd ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: Benjamin Cummings. p. 280.ISBN0805330666.OCLC42290721.
- ^Abderhalden, Emil(1908) [1906].Text Book of Physiological Chemistry in Thirty Lectures.Translated by William T. Hall; George Defren. New York: J Wiley & Sons. p.19.Retrieved23 April2014.
- Miljkovic, Momcilo (2009).Carbohydrates: synthesis, mechanisms, and stereoelectronic effects.New York, NY: Springer.ISBN9780387922652.
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