ketose

English

Etymology

keto- +‎ -ose

Noun

ketose (plural ketoses)

(biochemistry) A saccharide containing a ketone functional group.
- 1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds‎, London, New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263:
  The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.

Derived terms

Translations

saccharide containing a ketone functional group

Catalan: cetosa f
Esperanto: ketozo
Finnish: ketoosi
French: cétose (fr) f
Hungarian: ketóz
Norwegian: ketose (no) m
Russian: кето́за f (ketóza)
Spanish: cetosa f

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