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CHEBI:18133 - hexose

ChEBI IDCHEBI:18133
ChEBI Namehexose
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DefinitionAny six-carbon monosaccharide which in its linear form contains either an aldehyde group at position 1 (aldohexose) or a ketone group at position 2 (ketohexose).
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:5709, CHEBI:14399, CHEBI:24590
Last Modified6 October 2020
ChEBI Ontology
Synonyms  Source
HexoseKEGG COMPOUND
hexosesChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00738KEGG COMPOUND
G70994MSGlyTouCan
G70994MSGlyGen