noun
- Plural of pyranose; six-membered ring forms of monosaccharides (simple sugars) containing one oxygen atom in the ring.
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry; technical term
Examples
- Glucose exists primarily as two pyranoses in solution: alpha-D-glucopyranose and beta-D-glucopyranose.
- The pyranoses are the most common forms of hexose sugars found in nature.
- In carbohydrate chemistry, pyranoses are distinguished from furanoses by their ring size.
- The conversion between different pyranoses is an important aspect of sugar metabolism.