threose

See also: thréose

English

Etymology

From thre- +‎ -ose, formed by changing the letters from the much earlier discovered isomer erythrose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɹiːəʊz/

Noun

threose (plural threoses)

  1. (biochemistry) The aldotetrose (2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal

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