Term Name: | aldonic acid |
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Synonyms: | aldonic acid, aldonic acids |
Definition: | Any carbohydrate acid formed by oxidising the aldehyde functional group of an aldose to a carboxylic acid functional group. Aldonic acids have the general formula HOCH2[CH(OH)]nC(=O)OH. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:22301] ( EBI ) |