Sedoheptulose Sedoheptulose

Sedoheptulose - Definition

Sedoheptulose is a keto-heptose - a simple sugar with 5 carbon atoms and a ketone functional group.

It is one of the few heptoses found in nature. 

   CH2-OH
   |
   C=O
   |
HO-CH
   |
  HC-OH
   |
  HC-OH
   |
  HC-OH
   |
   CH2-OH
D-Sedoheptulose

Benzene-simple.PNG 		 This chemistry article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Sedoheptulose).
Copyright 2009 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  :: Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article.