The Tetrose reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Jul-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Tetrose

A tetrose is a monosaccharide with 4 carbon atoms.

List of aldotetroses:

• erythrose
• threose

The only ketotetrose is erythrulose.

See also

• triose, hexose, pentose
• monosaccharide, disaccharide

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