ketoaldonic acid

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ketoaldonic acid (plural ketoaldonic acids)

  1. (organic chemistry) any monosaccharide, having both a keto group and a carboxylic acid group, that is in equilibrium with a hemiacetal structure

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  • Specific compounds are named from the base monosaccharide plus "ulosonic acid"

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