mannonic acid

noun

An organic acid derived from oxidation of carbohydrate, D- enantiomer: (2S,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid

Meanings

nounmannonic acid (countable and uncountable, plural mannonic acids)

plural mannonic acids

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn organic acid derived from oxidation of carbohydrate, D- enantiomer: (2S,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid
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