Nonose

A nonose is a monosaccharide with nine carbons.¹²

Nonoses types

Depending on the position of the functional groups, a distinction is made between ketononoses and aldononoses.

Aldononoses have seven chiral centers, which allows the formation of 128 stereoisomers (2⁷), which differ in the position of the hydroxyl groups or the asymmetric carbon atom. Ketononoses have six chiral centers, which gives the possibility of 64 different possible stereoisomers.

Nonoses families

Neuraminic acid
Sialic acid
Legionaminic acid
Pseudaminic acid

References

Paul G. Engelkirk and Gwendolyn R. Wilson Burton. (2006) Burton's microbiology for the health sciences, p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7817-7195-5
"Nonose".

[1] Paul G. Engelkirk and Gwendolyn R. Wilson Burton. (2006) Burton's microbiology for the health sciences, p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7817-7195-5

[2] "Nonose".

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