altrose
nounEtymology altr, from altruists + -ose Chemist Emil Fischer is credited with the following mnemonic for the order of the configurations of the 8 aldohexoses (See Coordinate terms below.) about the chiral centers when ordered as 3-bit binary strings: All altruists gladly make gum in gallon tanks.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An aldohexose epimeric with mannose