Term Name: aldose
Synonyms: Aldose, aldoses, an aldose
Definition: Aldehydic parent sugars (polyhydroxy aldehydes H[CH(OH)]nC(=O)H, n >= 2) and their intramolecular hemiacetals.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:15693]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: monosaccharide
has subtype: (2S,3R)-aldopyranose aldoheptose aldohexose aldooctose aldopentose aldotetrose aldotriose an aldopyranose D-aldose
inverse has_functional_parent: aldose derivative