Ketoaldonic acids

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013228",
  "term": "Ketoaldonic acids",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Sugars that carry a ketone group and a carboxylic acid group in the same molecule, in equilibrium with a cyclic hemiketal form, and named with the suffix -ulosonic acid. Examples are 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid, a component of bacterial lipopolysaccharide, and the sialic acids such as N-acetylneuraminic acid.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "monosaccharides",
    "hemiacetals",
    "oxo compounds"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1346 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/ketoaldonic-acids/"
}