https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06088
A loose term applied to
monosaccharides
and lower
oligosaccharides
.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1367 [Terms] [Paper]