Usually means: Four-carbon sugar, two stereoisomers.
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▸ noun:  (biochemistry) The aldotetrose (2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal

Similar:
erythrose, aldotriose, triulose, ketotriose, threofuranose, triose, trihexose, threose nucleic acid, threonucleic acid, globotriose, more...

Opposite:
erythrose, aldopentose, ribose

Phrases:
threose nucleic acid, more...

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Similar:
erythrose, aldotriose, triulose, ketotriose, threofuranose, triose, trihexose, threose nucleic acid, threonucleic acid, globotriose, more...

Opposite:
erythrose, aldopentose, ribose

Phrases:
threose nucleic acid, more...



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