aldonic acid

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

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al·don·ic ac·id (al-donґik) a carboxylic acid resulting from oxidation of the aldehyde group of an aldose to a carboxyl group, e.g., gluconic acid.

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