The difference between Allose and Altrose

When used as nouns, allose means an epimer of glucose found in some african shrubs, whereas altrose means an aldohexose epimeric with mannose.


check bellow for the other definitions of Allose and Altrose

  1. Allose as a noun (biochemistry):

    An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs

  1. Altrose as a noun (carbohydrate):

    An aldohexose epimeric with mannose