having five or more carbon atoms, e.g. aldonic acids

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Compounds having carboxyl groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms and containing any of the groups OH, O—metal, —CHO, keto, ether, [IMAGE cpc-sch-C07C-0958.gif] groups,[IMAGE cpc-sch-C07C-0959.gif] groups, or[IMAGE cpc-sch-C07C-0960.gif] groups > Saturated compounds having only one carboxyl group and containing hydroxy or O-metal groups > Polyhydroxy carboxylic acids > having five or more carbon atoms, e.g. aldonic acids