aldoses

Aldehydic parent sugars (polyhydroxyaldehydes H[CH(OH)]nC(=O)H, n ≥ 2) and their intramolecularhemiacetals.
A00213
See also: monosaccharides
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307 (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1313