allose

English

Etymology

Fromall+‎-ose.

ChemistEmil Fischeris credited with the following mnemonic for the order of the configurations of the 8aldohexoses(See Coordinate terms below.) about the chiral centers when ordered as 3-bit binary strings:Allaltruistsgladlymakegumingallontanks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈæləʊz/

Noun

allose(uncountable)

1. (biochemistry)Anepimerofglucosefound in some African shrubs

Coordinate terms

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

Translations

epimer of glucose

• Spanish:alosaf

Anagrams

• LOAELs,soleal