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ketose

[ kee-tohs ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a monosaccharide that contains a ketone group.

ketose

/ ˈ°ì¾±Ë³Ùəʊ³ú /

noun

  1. any monosaccharide that contains a ketone group
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ketose

/ °ìŧ′³ÙŲõ′ /

  1. Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) containing a ketone group. Fructose is a ketose.
  2. Compare aldose
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Origin of ketose1

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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