allose

Pronunciation: /ˈæləʊz/

The English word “allose” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs

Etymology

From all + -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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