- Nonose
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A nonose is a monosaccharide with nine carbons.[1]
Example nonoses
- Neuraminic acid
- Sialic acid
- Legionaminic acid
- Pseudaminic acid
References
- ^ Paul G. Engelkirk and Gwendolyn R. Wilson Burton. (2006) Burton's microbiology for the health sciences, p. 92. ISBN 9780781771955
Types of carbohydrates General: Geometry Monosaccharides Aldodiose (Glycolaldehyde)Ketopentose (Ribulose, Xylulose)
Aldopentose (Ribose, Arabinose, Xylose, Lyxose)
Deoxy sugar (Deoxyribose)Ketoheptose (Sedoheptulose, Mannoheptulose)>7Multiple Other oligosaccharidesGlucose/Glucan: Glycogen · Starch (Amylose, Amylopectin) · Cellulose · Dextrin/Dextran · Beta-glucan (Zymosan, Lentinan, Sizofiran) · Maltodextrin
Fructose/Fructan: Inulin · Levan beta 2→6
N-Acetylglucosamine: Chitinbiochemical families: prot · nucl · carb (glpr, alco, glys) · lipd (fata/i, phld, strd, gllp, eico) · amac/i · ncbs/i · ttpy/i Categories:- Chemistry stubs
- Nonoses
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