The difference between Altrose and Idose

When used as nouns, altrose means an aldohexose epimeric with mannose, whereas idose means the aldohexose 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol.


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  1. Altrose as a noun (carbohydrate):

    An aldohexose epimeric with mannose

  1. Idose as a noun (carbohydrate):

    The aldohexose 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol