Monosaccharide Expression
There are 15 aldoses and 7 ketoses, as derived from their most simple three-carbon representatatives. Those expressed in nature are italicized. Often N-Acetylated, or Acid or Alchohol variations are expressed as well, most notable N-acetylated- Galctose and Glucose, and Glucuronic acid.
 
Aldoses:
Glyceraldehyde
Erythrose
Threose
Ribose
Arabinose
Xylose
Lyxose
Allose
Altrose
Glucose
Mannose
Gulose
Idose
Galactose
Talose
Ketoses:
Erythulose
Ribulose
Xylulose
Psicose
Fructose
Sorbose
Tagatose



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