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CHEBI:22301 - aldonic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:22301
ChEBI Namealdonic acid
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DefinitionAny carbohydrate acid formed by oxidising the aldehyde functional group of an aldose to a carboxylic acid functional group. Aldonic acids have the general formula HOCH2[CH(OH)]nC(=O)OH.
Last Modified23 January 2013
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301) is a carbohydrate acid (CHEBI:33720)
aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301) is a monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:25384)
aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301) is conjugate acid of aldonate (CHEBI:22299)
aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301) is conjugate base of aldonate(1−) (CHEBI:71671)
Incoming Relation(s)
aldonic acid derivative (CHEBI:63441) has functional parent aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301)
hexonic acid (CHEBI:33752) is a aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301)
pentonic acid (CHEBI:33753) is a aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301)
tetronic acid (CHEBI:33755) is a aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301)
trionic acid (CHEBI:33754) is a aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301)
aldonate(1−) (CHEBI:71671) is conjugate acid of aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301)
aldonate (CHEBI:22299) is conjugate base of aldonic acid (CHEBI:22301)
Synonyms  Source
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