allose en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæləʊz/
Etymology
From all + -ose. Chemist Emil Fischer is credited with the following mnemonic for the order of the configurations of the 8 aldohexoses (See Coordinate terms below.) about the chiral centers when ordered as 3-bit binary strings: All altruists gladly make gum in gallon tanks.
Meanings
- (uncountable) An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs
Coordinates
talose (aldohexose with aldehyde group) · mannose (aldohexose with aldehyde group) · altrose (aldohexose with aldehyde group) · gulose (aldohexose with aldehyde group) · idose (aldohexose with aldehyde group) · galactose (aldohexose with aldehyde group) · glucose (aldohexose with aldehyde group)
Translations (1)
es alosa (epimer of glucose)