December 1, 2003
Author(s)
Francis J. Lovas, R D. Suenram, David F. Plusquellic, H Mollendal
The triose sugars with empirical formula, C 3H 6O 3, consist of the aldehyde form, glyceraldehyde, and the ketone form, 1,3-dihydroxy-2-propanone. Recently, the simplest sugar, glycolaldehyde (CH 2OHCHO) was identified in the Sgr B2 (N)molecular cloud by