Threose

Threose

Threose^[1]

IUPAC name (2S,3R)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal

Other names D-Threose
D-Threotetrose

Identifiers

CAS number [95-43-2]

PubChem 439665

SMILES

OC[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O

Properties

Molecular formula C₄H₈O₄

Molar mass 120.10 g/mol

Appearance Syrup

Solubility in water Very soluble

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Threose is a tetrose carbohydrate with chemical formula C₄H₈O₄. It has one aldehyde group and so is part of the aldose family. It exists in both D and L stereoisomers.

References

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General:

Geometry

Trioses	Ketotriose (Dihydroxyacetone) \| Aldotriose (Glyceraldehyde)

Tetroses	Ketotetrose (Erythrulose) \| Aldotetroses (Erythrose, Threose)

Pentoses	Ketopentose (Ribulose, Xylulose) Aldopentose (Ribose, Arabinose, Xylose, Lyxose) Deoxy sugar (Deoxyribose)

Hexoses	Ketohexose (Psicose, Fructose, Sorbose, Tagatose) Aldohexose (Allose, Altrose, Glucose, Mannose, Gulose, Idose, Galactose, Talose) Deoxy sugar (Fucose, Fuculose, Rhamnose)

Heptose	Sedoheptulose

Multiple

Disaccharides	Sucrose \| Lactose \| Trehalose \| Maltose

Trisaccharides	Raffinose \| Melezitose \| Maltotriose

Tetrasaccharides	Acarbose \| Stachyose

Other oligosaccharides	Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) \| Galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) \| Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS)

Polysaccharide	Glycogen \| Starch (Amylose \| Amylopectin) \| Cellulose \| Chitin \| Inulin \| Dextrin \| Glucan (Beta-glucan)

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