Diose
A dose is a monosaccharide with two carbon atoms. The general empirical formula for an unmodified dose is: (C · H 2 O) 2 .
The monosaccharides are divided into subclasses, which are determined by the number of carbon atoms in the molecule. A subclass includes a can. The only possible compound is glycolaldehyde (2-hydroxyethanal). He belongs to the group of substances of the aldoses ; a corresponding ketosis is structurally not possible, since this requires at least three carbon atoms ( dihydroxyacetone ). In the other subclasses, the monosaccharides have more than two carbon atoms.
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literature
- Emil Abderhalden: Text Book of Physiological Chemistry in Thirty Lectures . Wiley, New York 1908, pp. 19 (Reprint: Forgotten Books, ISBN 1-330-60360-5 ).