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Talose

Talose
β-D-Talopyranose form
Chemical name	6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane- 2,3,4,5-tetrol
Abbreviation	Tal
Chemical formula	C₆H₁₂O₆
Molecular mass	180.16 g/mol
CAS number	D:[2595-98-4] L:[23567-25-1]
Melting point	120-123 °C
SMILES	O[C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@@H] (O)[C@@H](O)C(CO)O1
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Talose is an aldohexose sugar. It is an unnatural monosaccharide that is soluble in water and slightly soluble in methanol. Some etymologists suggest that talose's name derives from the automaton of Greek mythology named Talos, but the relevance is unclear.

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Talose is a C-2 epimer of galactose.

General:	Aldose \| Ketose \| Pyranose \| Furanose
Geometry:	Triose \| Tetrose \| Pentose \| Hexose \| Heptose \| Cyclohexane conformation \| Anomer \| Mutarotation
Small/Large:	Glyceraldehyde \| Dihydroxyacetone \| Erythrose \| Threose \| Erythrulose \| Sedoheptulose
Trioses:	ketotriose \| Aldotriose
Tetroses:	Erythrulose \| Erythrose \| Threose
Pentoses:	Arabinose \| Deoxyribose \| Lyxose \| Ribose \| Ribulose \| Xylose \| Xylulose
Hexoses:	Glucose \| Galactose \| Mannose \| Gulose \| Idose \| Talose \| Allose \| Altrose \| Fructose \| Sorbose \| Tagatose \| Psicose \| Fucose \| Rhamnose
Disaccharides:	Sucrose \| Lactose \| Trehalose \| Maltose
Polymers:	Glycogen \| Starch (Amylose \| Amylopectin) \| Cellulose \| Chitin \| Stachyose \| Inulin \| Dextrin
Glycosaminoglycans:	Heparin \| Chondroitin sulfate \| Hyaluronan \| Heparan sulfate \| Dermatan sulfate \| Keratan sulfate
Aminoglycosides:	Kanamycin \| Streptomycin \| Tobramycin \| Neomycin \| Paromomycin \| Apramycin \| Gentamicin \| Netilmicin \| Amikacin

Categories: Monosaccharides | Aldohexoses

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Talose". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.

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