The difference between Altrose and Gulose

When used as nouns, altrose means an aldohexose epimeric with mannose, whereas gulose means an aldohexose that is a 3-epimer of galactose.


check bellow for the other definitions of Altrose and Gulose

  1. Altrose as a noun (carbohydrate):

    An aldohexose epimeric with mannose

  1. Gulose as a noun (carbohydrate):

    An aldohexose that is a 3-epimer of galactose