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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.

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[$([CX4H2]([CX3](=[0X1])[CX4H2][OH1])[OX2H1]),$([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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