The difference between Allose and Talose

When used as nouns, allose means an epimer of glucose found in some african shrubs, whereas talose means the aldohexose 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol that is the 2-epimer of galactose.


check bellow for the other definitions of Allose and Talose

  1. Allose as a noun (biochemistry):

    An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs

  1. Talose as a noun (carbohydrate):

    The aldohexose 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol that is the 2-epimer of galactose