Term: furanoses
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02559

Definition:
Cyclic hemiacetal forms of monosaccharides in which the ring is five-membered (i.e. a tetrahydrofuran skeleton). F02559.png

Related Terms:
1) monosaccharides (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04021).

Image: Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/F02559.png) 

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1336 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'furanoses' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02559

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