Triose
From Handwiki Short description: Sugar containing three carbon atoms
D-Glyceraldehyde is an aldotriose because the carbonyl group is at the end of the chain
Dihydroxyacetone is a ketotriose because the carbonyl group is the center of the chain.
A triose is a monosaccharide, or simple sugar, containing three carbon atoms. There are only three possible trioses: the two enantiomers of glyceraldehyde, which are aldoses; and dihydroxyacetone, a ketose which is symmetrical and therefore has no enantiomers.[1]
Trioses are important in cellular respiration. During glycolysis, fructose-1,6-bisphosphate is broken down into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate. Lactic acid and pyruvic acid are later derived from these molecules.[2]
References
- ↑ "Trioses - Three Carbon Sugars". Oxford University Press. http://www.oup.com/us/static/companion.websites/9780195305753/molecules/triose.html.
- ↑ "Glycolysis in Detail". Ohio State University at Mansfield. http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/biol4025.htm.
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