An aldose is a sugar with an aldehyde functional group whereas a ketose is a sugar with a ketone functional group. Idose is one of the hexose monosaccharides and it belongs to the aldoses.

Is Idose a glucose?

Idose is a hexose, a six carbon monosaccharide. ... L-Idose is a C-5 epimer of D-glucose.

Is Idose optically active?

Answer: The Wohl degradation of d-idose gives d-xylose. Oxidation of d-xylose gives an optically inactive aldaric acid. ... One of the products, when oxidized with nitric acid, gives an optically inactive compound.