what is a pyranose
pyranose is a collective noun of carbohydrates that have a six membered ring system which is 5 carbons and one oxygen. example: glucose Furanose is a collective noun of carbo â¦ hydrates that have a five membered ring system which is 4 carbons and one oxygen..when the cyclic sturcture of glucose(hexose) is six-membered ring resembling the pyran ring, thus they are called pyranose.