- aldonic acids
- Monosaccharide derivatives in which the aldehyde group has been oxidized to a carboxyl group. They may form lactones ( e.g., galactonic acid). SYN: glyconic acids.
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Aldonic acid — An aldonic acid is any of a family of sugar acids obtained by oxidation of the aldehyde functional group of an aldoses to form a carboxylic acid functional group. Thus, their general chemical formula is HOOC (CHOH)n CH2OH. Oxidation of the… … Wikipedia
aldonic — adjective Of or pertaining to the aldonic acids or their derivatives See Also: aldotrionic, aldotetronic, aldopentonic, aldohexonic, aldoheptonic … Wiktionary
aldonic acid — noun Any of a class of polyhydroxy carboxylic acids derived from an aldose by oxidation of the aldehyde functional group. See Also: aldotrionic acid, aldotetronic acid, aldopentonic acid, aldohexonic acid … Wiktionary
aldonic acid — al·don·ic acid (.)al .dän ik n any of a class of acids (as gluconic acid) formed from aldoses (as glucose) by oxidizing the aldehyde group to a carboxyl group * * * al·don·ic ac·id (al donґik) a carboxylic acid resulting from oxidation of the… … Medical dictionary
aldonic acid — (ˈ)al|dänik noun Etymology: ald + onic : any of a class of acids (as gluconic acid) formed from aldoses (as glucose) by oxidizing the aldehyde group to a carboxyl group … Useful english dictionary
glyconic acids — SYN: aldonic acids … Medical dictionary
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Aldaric acid — is a group of sugar acids characterised by the formula HOOC (CHOH)n COOH. Aldaric acids are usually synthesized by the oxidation of aldoses with nitric acid. In this reaction it is the open chain (polyhydroxyaldehyde) form of the sugar that… … Wikipedia
