A triose is a monosaccharide, or simple sugar, containing three carbon atoms. There are only three possible trioses: L-Glyceraldehyde and D-Glyceraldehyde, both aldotrioses because the carbonyl group is at the end of the chain, and dihydroxyacetone, a ketotriose because the carbonyl group is the center the chain.[1]
Trioses are important in cellular respiration. During glycolysis, Fructose-1,6-diphosphate is broken down into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate. lactic acid and pyruvic acid are later derived from these molecules.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Trioses - Three Carbon Sugars". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ "Glycolysis in Detail". Ohio State University at Mansfield. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
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