triose
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150px|thumb|Glyceraldehyde|D-Glyceraldehyde is an aldotriose because the [[carbonyl group is at the end of the chain]] 150px|thumb|Dihydroxyacetone is a ketotriose because the carbonyl group is the center of the chain.
Research
5,240 papers- Triose phosphate utilization and beyond: from photosynthesis to end product synthesis.Journal of experimental botany · 2019
- Triose phosphate utilization in leaves is modulated by whole-plant sink-source ratios and nitrogen budgets in rice.Journal of experimental botany · 2023
- Is triose phosphate utilization important for understanding photosynthesis?Journal of experimental botany · 2019
- Is triose phosphate utilization involved in the feedback inhibition of photosynthesis in rice under conditions of sink limitation?Journal of experimental botany · 2019
- Triose phosphate export from chloroplasts and cellular sugar content regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis during high light acclimation.Plant communications · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- monosaccharide
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Followed by
- tetrose
- Follows
- diose
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- Trioses
- topic's main category
- Category:Trioses
- SMARTS notation
- [$([CX4H2]([CX3](=[0X1])[CX4H2][OH1])[OX2H1]),$([CX4H2]([CX4H1]([CX3H1]=[OX1])[OX2H1])[OX2H1])]
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150px|thumb|Glyceraldehyde|D-Glyceraldehyde is an aldotriose because the [[carbonyl group is at the end of the chain]] 150px|thumb|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.
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