hexose

American  

[hek-sohs] / ˈhɛk soʊs /

noun

1. any of a class of sugars containing six atoms of carbon, including glucose and fructose.

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hexose British  

/ -əʊz, ˈhɛksəʊs /

noun

1. a monosaccharide, such as glucose, that contains six carbon atoms per molecule

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hexose Scientific  

/ hĕk′sōs′ /

1. Any of various simple sugars (monosaccharides), such as glucose and fructose, that have six carbon atoms per molecule.

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Etymology

Origin of hexose

First recorded in 1890–95; hex- ( def. ) + -ose ²

Example Sentences

A different group of carrier proteins called glucose transport proteins, or GLUTs, are involved in transporting glucose and other hexose sugars through plasma membranes within the body.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Pen, pentose; Hex, hexose; HexA, corresponding sugar acid. bPairs of saponins with the same chemical formula but different retention times.

From Nature • Feb. 7, 2017

Pen, pentose; Hex, hexose; HexA, corresponding sugar acid. bPairs of saponins with the same chemical formula but different retention times.

From Nature • Feb. 7, 2017

If the disaccharide maltose is formed from two glucose monosaccharides, which are hexose sugars, how many atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen does maltose contain and why?

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

That this is a perfectly correct conception, is shown by the fact that, when hydrolyzed, the disaccharides break down into two hexose sugars, thus C12H22O11 + H2O = C6H12O6 + C6H12O6.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred