Idose is a hexose, a six carbon monosaccharide. It has an aldehyde group and is an aldose. It is not found in nature, but its uronic acid, iduronic acid, is important. It is a component of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate, which are glycosaminoglycans. The first and third hydroxyls point the opposite way from the second and fourth. It is made ...
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<biochemistry> One of the aldohexoses, isomeric with galactose; l-idose is epimeric with d-glucose. ... See: sugar. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ī′dōs Definitions: 1. One of the aldohexoses, isomeric with galactose; l-idose is epimeric with d-glucose. See: sugar
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