Polyhydroxy acids having the general formula $\ce{HOCH2[CH(OH)]_{n}C(=O)OH}$ and therefore derived from an
aldose by
oxidation of the
aldehyde function, e.g. ᴅ-gluconic acid.
Source: PAC, 1995,
67, 1307. (
Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1313 [
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