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Reduction of Monosaccharides
20. Carbohydrates / Reduction of Monosaccharides / Problem 4
Problem 4

Glycerol is a sweet, colorless, and odorless liquid commonly used as a sweetener in the food industry. Glycerol is the reduced form of aldotriose glyceraldehyde. Draw the structure of glycerol.
Structural formula of glyceraldehyde, an aldotriose, with labeled functional groups.