Aldoses
Aldoses (polyhydroxyaldehydes) are carbohydrates from the group of monosaccharides . They contain an aldehyde group that gives them their name and thus differ from the ketoses , which have a keto group (see illustration). An important representative of the aldoses is D - glucose . The prefix “Aldo-” indicates the affiliation to the aldoses: For example, one speaks of aldohexoses or aldopentoses .
The oxidation of the aldehyde group of the aldoses yields aldonic acids , their reduction alditols . The specific oxidation of the primary alcohol group provides uronic acids .
literature
- D. Voet, J. Voet: Biochemistry , 4th ed., Wiley, Weinheim 2011. ISBN 978-0-47057095-1 .
- Hans-Dieter Belitz , Werner Grosch, Peter Schieberle : Food chemistry . 4th edition, Springer, Berlin 2009. ISBN 978-3-540-69935-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Adalbert Wollrab: Organic chemistry: an introduction for teacher training and minor students . 4th edition. Springer Spectrum, Berlin [a. a.] 2014, ISBN 978-3-642-45143-0 , p. 788-789 .