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One of a group of monosaccharides that contain three carbon atoms.


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A sugar molecule that contains three carbon atoms. See monosaccharide.


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A monosaccharide containing three carbon atoms in a molecule.

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A triose is a monosaccharide containing three carbon atoms. There are only two trioses, an aldotriose (glyceraldehyde) and a ketotriose (dihydroxyacetone). Trioses are important in respiration. Namely, lactic acid and pyruvic acid are derived from aldotriose and ketotriose, respectively.

The D-aldotriose is D-Glyceraldehyde

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The ketotriose is dihydroxyacetone:

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Types of Carbohydrates
General:
Geometry
Monosaccharides
Trioses
Ketotriose (Dihydroxyacetone) · Aldotriose (Glyceraldehyde)
Ketotetrose (Erythrulose) · Aldotetroses (Erythrose, Threose)
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Multiple
Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) · Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) · Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS)
Major families of biochemicals
Saccharides/Carbohydrates/Glycosides · Amino acids/Peptides/Proteins/Glycoproteins · Lipids/Terpenes/Steroids/Carotenoids · Alkaloids/Nucleobases/Nucleic acids · Cofactors/Phenylpropanoids/Polyketides/Tetrapyrroles

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