Term Name: tetrose
Synonyms: tetrose, tetroses
Definition: A four-carbon monosaccharide which in its linear form contains either an aldehyde group at position 1 (aldotetrose) or a ketone group at position 2 (ketotetrose).
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:26938]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: monosaccharide
has subtype: aldotetrose D-apiose ketoaldotetrose ketotetrose
inverse has_functional_parent: tetrose derivative