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トレオース

Meanings

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noun

threose

chemistry

A four-carbon monosaccharide (tetrose) with the molecular formula C₄H₈O₄. Used in biochemistry and organic chemistry.

トレオースはアルドテトロースの一いっ種しゅである。
Threose is a type of aldotetrose.

Similar words

エリトロース
Erythrose is a diastereomer of threose; both are tetroses but differ in stereochemistry.
テトロース
Tetrose is the general class of four-carbon sugars; threose is one specific tetrose.

Etymology

From English 'threose', a coined biochemical term derived from 'threo-' (a stereochemical prefix) + '-ose' (sugar suffix).