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<p>their ability to chemically exfoliate the skin.</p>

<p><big>Occurrence</big></p>
<p><a href="page.php?w=Aldonic_acid">Aldonic acid</a>s, a type of <a href="page.php?w=sugar_acid">sugar acid</a>, are a class of naturally occurring hydroxycarboxylic acids. They have the general chemical formula, HO<sub>2</sub>C(CHOH)<sub>n</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH. <a href="page.php?w=Gluconic_acid">Gluconic acid</a>, a particularly common aldonic acid, the oxidized derivative of <a href="page.php?w=glucose">glucose</a>.</p>

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