aldonic acids

Polyhydroxy acids having the general formula HOCH2[CH(OH)]nC(=O)OH and therefore derived from an aldose by oxidation of the aldehyde function, e.g. d-gluconic acid.
A00212
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307 (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1313