ketohexose
/kee-toh-hek-sohs/US // ˌki toʊˈhɛk soʊs //
酮己糖,酮基己糖,酮六糖,乙酰己糖
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry.
- : any of a class of sugars composed of six carbon atoms and a ketone group, as fructose.
Examples
Similarly, for a ketohexose, which contains three asymmetric carbon atoms, there are eight possible arrangements.
Sorbose is the only other ketohexose which has any importance in plant chemistry.
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