Term Name: aldonic acid
Synonyms: aldonic acid, aldonic acids
Definition: Any carbohydrate acid formed by oxidising the aldehyde functional group of an aldose to a carboxylic acid functional group. Aldonic acids have the general formula HOCH2[CH(OH)]nC(=O)OH.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:22301]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: carbohydrate acid monocarboxylic acid
has subtype: hexonic acid pentonic acid tetronic acid trionic acid
inverse has_functional_parent: aldonic acid derivative
inverse is_conjugate_acid_of: aldonate(1-)
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: aldonate
is_conjugate_acid_of: aldonate
is_conjugate_base_of: aldonate(1-)