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A '''triose''' is a [[monosaccharide]], or simple sugar, containing three [[carbon]] [[atom]]s. There are only three possible trioses: [[Glyceraldehyde|L-Glyceraldehyde]] and [[Glyceraldehyde|D-Glyceraldehyde]], both [[aldose|aldotrioses]] because the [[carbonyl]] group is at the end of the chain, and [[dihydroxyacetone]], a [[ketone|ketotriose]] because the carbonyl group is the center the chain.<ref>{{cite web| title=Trioses - Three Carbon Sugars| publisher=Oxford University Press| accessdate=2011-07-10| url=http://www.oup.com/us/static/companion.websites/9780195305753/molecules/triose.html}}</ref> |
A '''triose''' is a [[monosaccharide]], or simple sugar, containing three [[carbon]] [[atom]]s. There are only three possible trioses: [[Glyceraldehyde|L-Glyceraldehyde]] and [[Glyceraldehyde|D-Glyceraldehyde]], both [[aldose|aldotrioses]] because the [[carbonyl]] group is at the end of the chain, and [[dihydroxyacetone]], a [[ketone|ketotriose]] because the carbonyl group is the center the chain.<ref>{{cite web| title=Trioses - Three Carbon Sugars| publisher=Oxford University Press| accessdate=2011-07-10| url=http://www.oup.com/us/static/companion.websites/9780195305753/molecules/triose.html}}</ref> |
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Trioses are important in [[cellular respiration]]. During [[glycolysis]], fructose-1,6-diphosphate is broken down into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate. [[ |
Trioses are important in [[cellular respiration]]. During [[glycolysis]], fructose-1,6-diphosphate is broken down into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate. [[Lactic acid]] and [[pyruvic acid]] are later derived from these molecules.<ref>{{cite web| title=Glycolysis in Detail| publisher=Ohio State University at Mansfield| accessdate=2011-07-10| url=http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/biol4025.htm}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:20, 9 November 2015
A triose is a monosaccharide, or simple sugar, containing three carbon atoms. There are only three possible trioses: L-Glyceraldehyde and D-Glyceraldehyde, both aldotrioses because the carbonyl group is at the end of the chain, and dihydroxyacetone, a ketotriose because the carbonyl group is the center the chain.[1]
Trioses are important in cellular respiration. During glycolysis, fructose-1,6-diphosphate is broken down into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate. Lactic acid and pyruvic acid are later derived from these molecules.[2]
References
- ^ "Trioses - Three Carbon Sugars". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ "Glycolysis in Detail". Ohio State University at Mansfield. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
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