threose
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See also: thréose
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
thre- + -ose, formed by changing the letters from the much earlier discovered isomer erythrose.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
threose (plural threoses)
- (biochemistry) The aldotetrose (2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal