A practical guide to structural analysis of carbohydrates

The structure of the D-aldoses

D-glyceraldehyde
glyceraldehyde
Aldotetroses
D-erythrose
erythrose
D-threose
threose
Aldopentoses
D-ribose, D-Rib
ribose (Rib)
D-arabinose, D-Ara
arabinose (Ara)
D-xylose, D-Xyl
xylose (Xyl)
D-lyxose, D-Lyx
lyxose (Lyx)
Aldohexoses
D-allose, D-All
allose (All)
D-altrose, D-Alt
altrose (Alt)
D-glucose, D-Glc
glucose (Glc)
D-mannose, D-Man
mannose (Man)
D-gulose, D-Gul
gulose (Gul)
D-idose, D-Ido
idose (Ido)
D-galactose, D-Gal
galactose (Gal)
D-talose, D-Tal
talose (Tal)