talose
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Talose is an aldohexose sugar. It is an unnatural monosaccharide, that is soluble in water and slightly soluble in methanol. Some etymologists suggest that talose's name derives from the automaton of Greek mythology named Talos, but the relevance is unclear.
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It is catalogued under topics including Aldohexoses, Chembox image size set and Chemical articles with multiple CAS registry numbers.
Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- aldohexose
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- Talose
- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₂O₆
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Talose is an aldohexose sugar. It is an unnatural monosaccharide, that is soluble in water and slightly soluble in methanol. Some etymologists suggest that talose's name derives from the automaton of Greek mythology named Talos, but the relevance is unclear.
Talose is a C-2 epimer of galactose and a C-4 epimer of mannose.
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