Threose

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.

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Carbohydrates
General:	Aldose \| Ketose \| Pyranose \| Furanose
Geometry:	Pentose \| Hexose \| Heptose \| Equatorial bond \| Axial bond \| Anomer \| Mutarotation
Small/Large:	Glyceraldehyde \| Dihydroxyacetone \| Erythrose \| Threose \| Erythrulose \| Sedoheptulose
Pentoses:	Ribose \| Arabinose \| Xylose \| Lyxose \| Ribulose \| Xylulose
Hexoses:	Glucose \| Galactose \| Mannose \| Gulose \| Idose \| Talose \| Allose \| Altrose \| Fructose \| Sorbose \| Tagatose \| Psicose \| Fucose \| Rhamnose
Disaccharides:	Sucrose \| Lactose \| Trehalose \| Maltose
Polymers:	Glycogen \| Starch \| Cellulose \| Chitin \| Amylose \| Amylopectin \| Stachyose \| Inulin \| Dextrin
Glycosaminoglycans:	Heparin \| Chondroitin sulfate \| Hyaluronan \| Heparan sulfate \| Dermatan sulfate \| Keratan sulfate
Aminoglycosides:	Kanamycin \| Streptomycin \| Tobramycin \| Neomycin \| Paromomycin \| Apramycin \| Gentamicin \| Netilmicin \| Amikacin
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