Table 15. Trivial names' for aldoses with recommended three-letter symbols
CHO
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Glyceraldehyde
D-glycero
CHO
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Ribose
D-ribo
(D-Rib)
CHO
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Allose
D-allo
(D-All)
CHO
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Gulose
D-gulo
(D-Gul)
CHO
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Erythrose
D-erythro
CHO
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Arabinose
D-arabino
(D-Ara)
CHO
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Altrose
o-altro
(o-Alt)
CHO
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Idose
D-ido
(D-Ido)
CHO
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Threose
D-threo
CHO
I
H-C-OH
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Xylose
D-xylo
(D-Xyl)
CHO
I
H-C-OH
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Glucose
o-gluco
(o-Glc)
CHO
I
H-C-OH
I
HO-C-H
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
o-Galactose
o-galacto
(D-Gal)
CHO
I
HO-C-H
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Lyxose
D-Iyxo
(o-Lyx)
CHO
I
HO-C-H
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
D-Mannose
o-manno
(o-Man)
CHO
I
HO-C-H
I
HO-C-H
I
HO-C-H
I
H-C-OH
I
CH20H
o-Talose
D-talo
(D-Tal)
• The affiliation with the D- or L-series is determined by the configuration of the highest numbered stereogenic center, the configurational atom. For the customary Fischer
projections the following conventions apply: HO-pointing to the right = D, to the left
= L; horizontal bonds are directed towards the viewer while vertical bonds are in the
plane or are orientated away from the viewer.