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tetrose (dict)

Tetrose

A tetrose is a monosaccharide with 4 carbon atoms. They either have an aldehyde functional group in position 1 (aldotetroses) or a ketone functional group in position 2 (ketotetroses). The aldotetroses have two chiral centres ("asymmetric carbon atoms") and so 4 different stereoisomers are possible. The naturally occurring aldotetroses are: The only naturally occurring ketotetrose is D-Erythrulose.

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