Hexose
A hexose is a monosaccharide with six carbon atoms.The three basic hexoses are glucose, galactose (two aldohexoses) and fructose (a ketohexose).
Other aldohexoses:
- allose
- altrose
- mannose
- gulose
- idose
- talose
- psicose
- sorbose
- tagatose
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The three basic hexoses are glucose, galactose (two aldohexoses) and fructose (a ketohexose).
Other aldohexoses: