sorbose
/sawr-bohs/US // ˈsɔr boʊs //UK // (ˈsɔːbəʊs) //
山梨糖,山梨醇,山梨酸
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biochemistry.
- : a ketohexose, C6H12O6, occurring in mountain ash and obtained industrially from sorbitol by bacterial oxidation: used in the synthesis of vitamin C.
Examples
Sorbose is a crystalline solid, which is not fermentable by yeast, but which otherwise closely resembles fructose.
Sorbose is the only other ketohexose which has any importance in plant chemistry.
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