allose

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From all +‎ -ose.

Chemist Emil Fischer is credited with the following mnemonic for the order of the configurations of the 8 aldohexoses (See Coordinate terms below.) about the chiral centers when ordered as 3-bit binary strings: All altruists gladly make gum in gallon tanks.

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allose (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs

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