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ketose
[ kee-tohs ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a monosaccharide that contains a ketone group.
ketose
/ ˈkiːtəʊz /
noun
- any monosaccharide that contains a ketone group
ketose
/ kē′tōs′ /
- Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) containing a ketone group. Fructose is a ketose.
- Compare aldose
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It is a ketose sugar, reduces Fehling's solution, forms the same osazone as glucose, and is easily fermentable by yeast.
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When ketose monosaccharides are submitted to similar oxidation processes, they are broken down into shorter chain compounds.
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