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ketose

American  
[kee-tohs] / ˈki toʊs /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a monosaccharide that contains a ketone group.

ketose British  
/ ˈkiːtəʊz /

noun

  1. any monosaccharide that contains a ketone group

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ketose Scientific  
/ kē′tōs′ /

  1. Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) containing a ketone group. Fructose is a ketose.

  2. Compare aldose

Etymology

Origin of ketose

First recorded in 1900–05; ket- + -ose 2

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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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