threose

See also: thréose

English

Etymology

thre- +‎ -ose, formed by changing the letters from the much earlier discovered isomer erythrose.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθɹiːəʊz/

Noun

threose (plural threoses)

(biochemistry) The aldotetrose (2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal

Derived terms

threose nucleic acid

Translations

aldotetrose

Catalan: treosa f
Spanish: treosa f

Anagrams

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